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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?& a4 n0 N1 c" o! _. ~& q G, Q" x
) J5 t* L- H6 U p A. T8 b" Q' MLet's face it
( j. M# L& d4 n' h" u6 pEnglish is a stupid language.
# h1 B, ?" j* V" ^There is no egg in the eggplant
( R6 z- t+ }! n+ N: ?. Q z( zNo ham in the hamburger+ A8 H8 ?7 O/ ^9 A* W1 d% s
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.. o4 U5 ?! b4 e: x# Q) O
English muffins were not invented in England
4 S5 S0 u/ S' b% b* GFrench fries were not invented in France./ Y3 _, U3 B5 l6 X5 m" B6 y1 f. _
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We sometimes take English for granted
6 v2 O: H9 H% u) v2 v' t) ?5 TBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
5 ]! ~2 \+ q* a( IQuicksand takes you down slowly
7 @; w$ `& [8 }8 nBoxing rings are square
* T% l4 y# l1 d9 P/ Z6 e* {And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. & \& |6 B. L" d4 e+ G; n2 [) @; H
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
5 X5 s8 o' E9 e8 a! s' @. }If the plural of tooth is teeth
$ ?$ u; O6 X7 p& @( U, d4 Q v AShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth' ]- K+ R+ M" k3 m" r
If the teacher taught,
& e/ t1 ~# T9 L& @Why didn't the preacher praught.1 G/ M* Q E- n, F/ Y* S) i* _
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
1 i2 J d. [$ t: U2 T' m( JWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
: {; M/ r/ N, o4 H# n4 U# QWhy do people recite at a play, N& z; y8 N* z/ C7 B
Yet play at a recital?# G4 x2 V5 D1 W* }
Park on driveways and8 E( ^" C( `1 O; J5 L
Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
4 D7 B. h' F) UOf a language where a house can burn up as
t/ `$ S( R, N2 G4 aIt burns down: ?4 [: A; [4 a) \
And in which you fill in a form
9 [* b6 J: T- QBy filling it out$ G7 _: J: t! h
And a bell is only heard once it goes!3 q$ V' `- A( \- s& v# |8 h$ W
1 x; t0 K* d- e, j9 d9 }+ }. jEnglish was invented by people, not computers
1 r4 |! P( A* n/ X6 B; hAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race% ~) e# k9 C: j3 o3 z6 j
(Which of course isn't a race at all), F, U9 |3 f3 P2 a# u
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That is why
* R0 R4 A$ m0 l9 [# rWhen the stars are out they are visible
. F X7 g8 N3 x$ fBut when the lights are out they are invisible/ W* C* G: ~9 c) i P
And why it is that when I wind up my watch$ K1 g. s. x: C! `, c
It starts# u3 y S/ @0 g. Q# i
But when I wind up this observation,, [, ^5 E; z @/ ^! A( x0 y z
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