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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?+ f6 A/ F1 F4 C; G& T# p
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Let's face it+ Y$ P5 H$ @" G' Q, ^( Q, ~, L2 A1 Z
English is a stupid language.
% A) E2 P% X. A2 P) MThere is no egg in the eggplant; y+ f8 G1 l! {* ?# a) D+ p
No ham in the hamburger
) G# Y' X6 t" K: } NAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
! [; o& `' O) L9 o; v7 IEnglish muffins were not invented in England
8 r9 ~- l+ [: @' A0 q3 cFrench fries were not invented in France.9 U' D0 ~6 ?6 a( [/ q
4 U- k8 S7 f2 CWe sometimes take English for granted7 F; |5 O. [2 Z$ ?* D8 Q
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that$ r6 d: D }7 t- S
Quicksand takes you down slowly
) I$ C: C T; b# O" QBoxing rings are square
% x& }; M% X0 {' a6 ?3 n U: XAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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( f, k' E# Q7 P* Q: KIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.1 M; E8 {' X$ x+ H
If the plural of tooth is teeth
; U' W; F7 e/ S! ?5 o2 l' X0 NShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth( v8 L7 k8 G4 c: W: b
If the teacher taught,
c2 }% T( B; a3 o' B0 g6 o5 [Why didn't the preacher praught.
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' }- C; K( j, I: v H: pIf a vegetarian eats vegetables, [) d% o# z G0 H9 N0 J
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?4 K e: {( g" }5 E. X, b
Why do people recite at a play. {/ J7 b# A/ T3 Y$ }
Yet play at a recital?
$ x" S2 c0 {8 oPark on driveways and
4 `2 G% D- T3 S6 k) xDrive on parkways
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; o' W7 @8 k* S) p+ W$ f4 hYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
. O: Q# ^, r5 M5 T5 _, F7 E% jOf a language where a house can burn up as% m" z& p: x$ l7 y; I$ [ [- |/ g
It burns down
6 e+ I# S3 l; d ]$ [1 HAnd in which you fill in a form # c. e0 M+ R) e$ K, H* c
By filling it out
& P: J; G) D# W/ {8 mAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!5 Z4 u' b, J* g9 ?* t1 f$ f I
, c% x n! j! K9 L# k8 ZEnglish was invented by people, not computers
1 `' c2 A2 _) o2 ^& h0 Y5 y0 q4 O, }5 BAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race! N, T9 N% {( U
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why
* ~1 n" F8 c7 DWhen the stars are out they are visible. A0 T! \- \* N# A
But when the lights are out they are invisible
# r7 G6 r8 D1 L# U4 E3 TAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch! p9 S4 o& G8 [7 A- [0 x" ^7 C
It starts# u8 `! j& b' A- L% L
But when I wind up this observation,5 o7 }8 _& ]* U* U
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