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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?1 h- U/ w) V# s# F2 N7 Y
3 r* r3 e i; w: F3 f8 ]Let's face it
* U: Y, n \( ~+ A$ j: y" L" gEnglish is a stupid language.
1 ^( b* y- Y( FThere is no egg in the eggplant2 ]& @3 U( d+ Q! Y4 p6 ^
No ham in the hamburger' f' j/ z1 V" |8 y. {
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
2 {6 s7 M- V# l) E: y ~* ]English muffins were not invented in England
/ g2 I9 Z6 X0 k* T) x9 BFrench fries were not invented in France.' D W% `( g5 t
# j; G! m% V+ q4 R Y, z+ _We sometimes take English for granted) V7 C% W7 K( |
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that. T* O8 _7 `2 _# P& M5 R
Quicksand takes you down slowly: X, N% x9 x- |# W- o$ }/ g
Boxing rings are square- J- j, Q, N$ g0 Q' h4 b- E6 v! l; w) @
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. , k! `4 f6 e' `# L" v
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
% \! Z% ]4 ]; ~/ _. F* j: t- m! ]If the plural of tooth is teeth
; P7 [9 a" s& S) m7 aShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth9 h" v& T* S* s5 o4 @( V9 b
If the teacher taught," S" K d* H( f: X+ l4 ]
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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% t, H0 ]& `" C/ kIf a vegetarian eats vegetables$ E( ?/ G0 e( M& F! g
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
/ Z+ n& O4 _+ {0 L4 n" N6 I/ i6 @Why do people recite at a play! N+ U( W' K# C2 U* c! H1 b
Yet play at a recital?
) c, y( x9 \ k" S# hPark on driveways and
) B- g5 {3 G3 [& NDrive on parkways
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7 S7 b. `: l5 r) a% c9 xYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
, h% F- ^3 d; G$ a$ `; m' C$ YOf a language where a house can burn up as
9 ~/ m/ W+ U" d0 l8 h0 lIt burns down% O7 g+ P; W1 u
And in which you fill in a form
5 X) f: B1 X- r" Z: {' x# O* jBy filling it out5 S' V, H! v' t$ `+ e
And a bell is only heard once it goes!3 g( x6 X4 A% I) z
2 H6 S5 k0 z& H1 BEnglish was invented by people, not computers$ C" |0 D6 B3 ]# ?( f4 Y6 M4 c
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
( G% D; }, j3 p$ }+ \(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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( i' y4 x3 `( F7 N9 Y/ \: d7 c# {That is why
* g+ U/ b0 O8 j6 J6 gWhen the stars are out they are visible
* k& \- N5 t1 f' |But when the lights are out they are invisible& q- O7 ~3 X2 X
And why it is that when I wind up my watch! W% c3 j: A0 I D
It starts4 O" {5 h& ]! p# p$ H
But when I wind up this observation,* [& Z# ]# ~: C- ?8 T& Y5 n" W
It ends. |
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