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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?+ b( @ g: }* m- |: d
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Let's face it# g! ~2 w" J. m5 E2 P$ F
English is a stupid language.% g* M! u+ f0 J
There is no egg in the eggplant* c2 m* h2 ?! }8 O2 U
No ham in the hamburger( _' Z; x l; {( f& f% A& d
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
" g5 i* I9 u" r+ z! t/ q' mEnglish muffins were not invented in England/ `" D9 E( T* ?1 y% _6 s
French fries were not invented in France.( _" A/ G' c& l( h
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We sometimes take English for granted
+ g# s% }4 t3 V4 hBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
$ A; p* v) Y5 }, }% CQuicksand takes you down slowly
/ P# {2 B: @9 }7 b3 pBoxing rings are square& T6 M7 \+ X- U/ t* @6 Q
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. $ m7 R# ~* |) W+ H6 M" L: X* x0 @. I
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.1 Z" O- {+ M% s$ g, C# p! _! L6 F
If the plural of tooth is teeth0 d3 W4 |& @% q2 z& N: l' e
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth& \" F# S5 i+ c- n4 x5 B0 _
If the teacher taught,! P& O6 \8 X) o$ {
Why didn't the preacher praught.5 l; o0 r1 N G6 G. ^
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables7 [) W1 h' ?% ~6 Q7 h: N
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?% T; @: O" n1 }' n' [# O
Why do people recite at a play r+ r4 B; A- |
Yet play at a recital?1 f5 P! `9 [. Y4 x; g" k3 {( c
Park on driveways and
* L, m6 B& i# N; Y+ P! [7 lDrive on parkways' R# m A! r. S7 L! _: U0 j
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
9 b( u4 |" h( hOf a language where a house can burn up as9 C* Y f1 o) _+ M; q$ t: L
It burns down* M7 F4 {0 E- F: J5 b9 Y J8 |
And in which you fill in a form
5 Z$ _( _. i5 Q; e/ TBy filling it out
# H3 Y0 l) ~" X, ?And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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( s3 ?, G7 H& o b' X* d tEnglish was invented by people, not computers1 U8 _& h; V7 w# o+ Z* G. T
And it reflects the creativity of the human race2 A/ C! ?5 L1 c1 }5 p
(Which of course isn't a race at all)5 W* o% H! ^& J5 L* l9 L
+ l1 F4 Z. S |+ MThat is why
0 A& I: G c+ c7 }2 q( \" m+ EWhen the stars are out they are visible8 i, c" L# E( u \, h
But when the lights are out they are invisible8 j1 U" w% x) t# e# _' l1 x
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
" K# @. L' |, y- ]It starts& Z5 u! M2 _( u3 k2 y
But when I wind up this observation,
$ a+ N, g _$ n7 M% cIt ends. |
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