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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it
9 t3 D' ? e0 i( l, [English is a stupid language.
5 r% Y) z* h* w3 zThere is no egg in the eggplant
z# q% O. E0 F" }* ^4 QNo ham in the hamburger1 `+ y/ T* v8 o) B! h* N
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
; g3 U! w* a7 M- QEnglish muffins were not invented in England
/ E# ], q3 u4 w1 M( O( N5 rFrench fries were not invented in France.
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2 z6 w7 G: {9 hWe sometimes take English for granted
9 _3 h9 R7 K% g6 i# kBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that/ U+ X0 t9 S9 N3 _
Quicksand takes you down slowly6 R4 I# O' ~% E7 J3 v& k
Boxing rings are square
1 [ @5 K1 d+ c( d1 [) KAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
: i# Q7 Q* ^) N8 cIf the plural of tooth is teeth' y5 b: s& y) a. H: s( s* `' ?: ?
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
) }5 u0 [ A4 v$ h9 gIf the teacher taught,0 Q. [5 V7 J8 k$ ^! v7 D
Why didn't the preacher praught.% R* }5 m- T+ v/ A- _2 D7 n2 J
0 n2 ~, n* O3 AIf a vegetarian eats vegetables! H* ^* ~ _! V9 T
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?6 a$ R4 n) N4 W1 j
Why do people recite at a play
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Park on driveways and1 M' I% j+ F1 d s. v" i* X" z
Drive on parkways
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4 c/ V# w0 i+ T: `8 nYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy) [3 n; o# j3 [
Of a language where a house can burn up as! Q# d( D7 k, G0 Z4 g2 Y/ h* `
It burns down7 O4 b3 T. n) |: n# j i, l: P+ U i, {* {
And in which you fill in a form
2 w3 j, H5 g s, _( GBy filling it out
* u+ Z( u/ o r- G! ?. M. H1 FAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers
* ]8 M- N% E% Z+ D( z7 oAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
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7 s( x5 X: d& |" B |That is why
5 U# @+ ~; z; Z8 k: Q& HWhen the stars are out they are visible
4 f6 r' Q8 a8 QBut when the lights are out they are invisible
* O- h0 O- C$ m" d |And why it is that when I wind up my watch2 y. ~- ~ ~" w) J; L/ M" e9 A
It starts
; Y) h7 T+ o" Q1 y* uBut when I wind up this observation,9 o, c% U8 S$ P# ~1 E1 U
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