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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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/ m4 _/ |: B0 i0 t O5 h @. dLet's face it
5 C. X$ ] P% s7 d5 |3 ]& s; [ iEnglish is a stupid language.
! b+ w/ G6 w# |! i# l' v1 ~9 _There is no egg in the eggplant/ x E9 ^' [+ W. }+ e' A' J
No ham in the hamburger
; I. V$ e8 I" E; \# E! `And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
6 g1 E0 T+ t! y5 l0 N, HEnglish muffins were not invented in England
6 A7 D: @- r2 yFrench fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted$ B; _1 C0 X8 g1 r# Z1 q9 W9 S4 F" F" l
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
# H( U0 D2 q% hQuicksand takes you down slowly2 q8 W* u) y8 o6 u; w
Boxing rings are square& g" x; M! E3 a ^9 ?2 k4 e
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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; A. {( |2 y0 @4 _; Q1 ?, `If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
8 N- z4 s+ d& `2 jIf the plural of tooth is teeth* B4 _6 s9 b$ s$ m* s
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
% g% }* r; K* O u& _# v5 x% {7 EIf the teacher taught,
9 T, b- d' m5 e. m$ p0 yWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables {1 T* d0 d$ O0 l2 o
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?- q8 |( j7 F' a/ i1 g4 a1 h
Why do people recite at a play( R9 e+ a2 I$ w2 W
Yet play at a recital?2 @( _+ u6 V* M8 I$ j
Park on driveways and
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
2 ? z7 U0 H8 A3 UOf a language where a house can burn up as! z! r3 R+ P3 C; `* h( o1 a
It burns down8 x: g9 |* _, m! q+ U$ ?- c
And in which you fill in a form
/ I# I5 C' e3 {1 n aBy filling it out0 @; `5 j! u9 y U
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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5 N% h( u/ n" P& GEnglish was invented by people, not computers2 }: \3 x( W3 X; E# f7 g2 Z
And it reflects the creativity of the human race7 t! P" U: L o; Q
(Which of course isn't a race at all): ~2 c Z* b. ], c
+ L j* x7 P- ^5 o- ~6 hThat is why
( A) ^1 z a+ A9 Z; E! l) I0 lWhen the stars are out they are visible8 d# l: [; }5 i9 q8 Y, e3 O6 g! {
But when the lights are out they are invisible
: {& F+ z" n5 ?1 X. LAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch7 I6 G- I/ L" F
It starts- ^2 |: d8 n9 _) R8 j
But when I wind up this observation,: v+ k" z( p5 |5 h
It ends. |
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