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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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; X4 s4 i' _4 Q' z# r4 s' z% yLet's face it
3 J% b( ^; @5 G& Z% S9 O. g( CEnglish is a stupid language.# U: D- J8 \3 w9 _8 C+ }
There is no egg in the eggplant' P5 W" s/ ~- v9 ?# X* Z* q; \7 E
No ham in the hamburger
* B1 C* Z7 n. i7 [. C; GAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
! g$ [. J3 g" {" W/ v3 ~, AEnglish muffins were not invented in England v- b( `/ `% B( G# h* A
French fries were not invented in France.
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4 A( P) W$ k; H- v4 VWe sometimes take English for granted
) ?- B7 G6 v' YBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that# h3 R6 R/ X: |0 {# G" P% [) U
Quicksand takes you down slowly
9 T" Q5 U2 i; XBoxing rings are square
& o7 w+ q2 i) H9 o0 LAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 4 r" n% V* N4 I6 c, e0 s8 c
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing. @8 [8 V1 v, l, Q
If the plural of tooth is teeth; M2 g8 W6 L/ c9 l/ |
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth3 [1 l S' |* ^; J; h
If the teacher taught,8 R$ `& j0 }# v3 b" B$ A- g" {
Why didn't the preacher praught." m; r5 _- M( u4 v. C
; Z5 W8 t& p7 J2 y( u$ M6 vIf a vegetarian eats vegetables0 r5 C; H) I- t: _$ h) |2 _
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
d( Y! Y8 }, q1 A1 _' N, IWhy do people recite at a play3 ^, x# R( o4 M% O$ P9 U
Yet play at a recital?1 P. _, M, o- E+ k% g0 P; T
Park on driveways and
2 X) Z! A8 V3 YDrive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy/ F' J4 l+ y3 I6 {+ V) D
Of a language where a house can burn up as! r0 h% m3 Q1 r6 U8 L9 c; F8 P7 V
It burns down
1 y- \' c8 C/ }$ Z* g" R, h8 MAnd in which you fill in a form
( d$ ^9 B* ]; Y, BBy filling it out
9 G! M; \9 J* [3 m3 zAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!: q) T: {3 c* G
# J+ f1 x4 X3 q1 @ k) REnglish was invented by people, not computers
3 p0 A; k; \( t4 ?And it reflects the creativity of the human race
3 Q4 H/ z6 t2 d. s5 t(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why! q% Q K; g0 G! `% R" `
When the stars are out they are visible7 X4 V# ~) ~7 I, j( t
But when the lights are out they are invisible, N' I, }- ~* y( H' {- V
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
" g6 T s! v) x2 zIt starts2 q4 V6 \; [: J- w- f2 G, p3 T9 l
But when I wind up this observation,+ O+ N" k. l: ~; |! ?( L: Z
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