Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?3 T8 m2 F. S* f8 J
; ?/ C; x) M* n4 ~0 e H* v5 [Let's face it 6 X O2 I) ~ P7 W8 w; Y8 ~English is a stupid language.5 ?. z+ U* Z) Q
There is no egg in the eggplant 4 N7 l; o5 U' T: R- u) _' bNo ham in the hamburger$ t! m# A+ Q+ o5 O# t3 u
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.$ c8 e+ I0 ~' ]: c; l, R. `
English muffins were not invented in England" H+ S4 [* K( C6 k
French fries were not invented in France. ( s% t, W& ^& i8 m* m+ f/ m! \; _7 \6 C1 R: `( {
We sometimes take English for granted) y: G- H6 w. B$ Q: Y
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that 7 t7 U) s6 b1 G: ?& UQuicksand takes you down slowly 6 X4 B4 b$ o( ?* w3 e& l6 sBoxing rings are square , V$ q4 o1 d3 d QAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. ( g8 w S" p6 ^/ c0 m
2 f5 X! \' P" }" ?0 R; B" TIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing. % q3 P, u% S. |& S7 F3 XIf the plural of tooth is teeth - ~7 N+ Z2 [' aShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth + `1 I: g1 @ u% I& @; K. V0 XIf the teacher taught,& L% Q0 e q1 i- _5 x: V& K2 J
Why didn't the preacher praught.' q6 Y) U/ f0 I2 S1 f" r
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables 6 ?" x4 K C, H( p4 F1 nWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!? " o7 w# D5 n) C8 E8 E: MWhy do people recite at a play 7 @# `' I1 g4 f9 }& }3 M0 gYet play at a recital?1 t: B& K+ r1 T3 G/ |
Park on driveways and " o3 I* P7 z! z4 S, z5 E0 IDrive on parkways; e s8 s! p. ]% T; I" Y' y# t
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy - g8 E8 K P7 f" D8 V* LOf a language where a house can burn up as4 K& t% Y3 T( W) W
It burns down; R; N3 W& N. u9 V; }, J: B6 v
And in which you fill in a form 1 O4 J) B# f) Q; l& j: Z
By filling it out: c' } f0 S1 r8 I
And a bell is only heard once it goes! 0 L+ M, Y5 d( S+ O: J) n; g& B' ?* `- o8 L
English was invented by people, not computers 4 v0 m4 o1 f. O" u: JAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race 7 W4 [3 O5 Y# G2 V0 T(Which of course isn't a race at all) 3 N$ J' j( D5 c7 \4 u! D/ K2 F2 Z' o$ f' V/ _! J
That is why ; y3 }: T1 }$ ?# \7 b; q( b0 E5 h5 dWhen the stars are out they are visible9 W# C, J7 i/ D. W" g _
But when the lights are out they are invisible9 w& g- D% Q5 F. |# z* T0 j
And why it is that when I wind up my watch) D$ D" o/ [2 ^0 O3 j
It starts 4 ]9 d# J6 Y M2 X. m; IBut when I wind up this observation, & n; m" |" n- D2 F( tIt ends.
, v1 S# a. \4 x 0 h# V- U& f7 E7 n( i0 r 一民工大便不通去医院作检查，医生检查后给此人开了一个药方，民工到取药处一看是一卷手纸，不解，医生说：以后不要再用水泥袋擦屁股了！9 x8 N$ j/ r# ?2 f
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