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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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8 C6 b7 e: F1 T! Q6 ZLet's face it9 d! @7 E- t9 @7 ^) m4 q' [
English is a stupid language.
: I/ Z* e& _7 y% X0 m, JThere is no egg in the eggplant2 L7 R2 m% u. \7 [$ M, t4 w$ k# ?
No ham in the hamburger
' ^ ?( {. u( C0 L! L& Z. I9 \( {And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.0 d0 ]* L' m- A
English muffins were not invented in England9 O0 v7 @& W! i' t1 L
French fries were not invented in France.. P9 k9 T0 t9 l
, _# t s. K1 v' A+ p+ {We sometimes take English for granted
- }& _# [# i; p. \! z3 dBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that% f# `7 e7 N' K* v" l% b
Quicksand takes you down slowly
: }. b2 k! u3 i% o! l3 PBoxing rings are square
4 k8 R7 O, c J3 R# qAnd 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.
' j, ~ k0 v9 u" vIf the plural of tooth is teeth, \& F' X# P4 ?8 R
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth; e! O$ A5 @5 s
If the teacher taught,
. q; V, e e) x9 U. ~; l1 y7 C; y: aWhy didn't the preacher praught.+ r9 L4 c; s% W* I# p# S* i) a
* H: s( y7 l8 L0 |. L5 {If a vegetarian eats vegetables
2 \5 ?9 C3 ^& o; G/ N: tWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
; I& g4 r+ \# O; [Why do people recite at a play' A5 X5 \2 q9 [' o) S- v
Yet play at a recital?# m% [, f2 E5 K. C
Park on driveways and5 o- b( b9 a9 \8 w/ J( v( m2 P
Drive on parkways; ~" X! i) Q2 q8 h$ w: O
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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It burns down/ r: u' P7 V f8 W; H) k
And in which you fill in a form 1 ?8 z$ \& u5 }$ b' \
By filling it out, Z- Q- e: [+ }3 T
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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2 W o3 [1 I4 F, d8 AEnglish was invented by people, not computers
- M" Q# q4 t+ q6 j+ jAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race) ~- a" j J7 c, J3 [
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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# L7 I4 {! H' U) D+ T, ~That is why
5 `2 F Z" I4 d' R, s& z& s- |When the stars are out they are visible2 V" O' ~# M3 x' d- Y
But when the lights are out they are invisible
* r. U: d0 e _- A& pAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
3 @5 m! I6 E1 _$ P# f7 nIt starts/ q2 L5 M" ?8 d
But when I wind up this observation,/ p; ]' j* [* w# d4 y
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