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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?0 |6 R$ k% G# o$ v5 Y8 d
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Let's face it3 b: n3 E. ]0 b# ^1 ^+ W' }8 g8 K( \
English is a stupid language.
' Q0 y8 ^5 {9 O. D$ k/ oThere is no egg in the eggplant
1 c7 ~& L2 h0 \! ?6 \No ham in the hamburger
) {2 p: y* S8 i1 k6 Y+ z! X1 Z9 uAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
, Y* W9 j$ z+ R |6 X2 P- }English muffins were not invented in England
/ k7 V, t: b% n1 @1 Y+ AFrench fries were not invented in France.
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# q3 Z! G! i# e- P; t. tWe sometimes take English for granted' [( H% h3 a1 `( J! C3 _$ Q
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
5 j8 y3 \8 b' } B( ^2 }Quicksand takes you down slowly5 O ]: [" X F- R4 |; Y+ n
Boxing rings are square
% Z9 X8 [4 M6 _6 c. c0 J/ ]) yAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. ( G# O$ I; K; c& q# n0 ]! v1 L# Y# g
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.3 `- W; o1 h8 B" }: E4 y3 G/ _
If the plural of tooth is teeth: ^8 b5 |7 Q' z$ }) M- ~' d
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth5 \1 q2 N6 K ^
If the teacher taught,
3 R* `8 D( }, [( A& z6 PWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables; U7 b$ N8 t# F5 Z
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?6 h- U6 @3 r+ s7 q' `
Why do people recite at a play
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Park on driveways and
$ ?; p; Z! m: ^ i. j! V; {6 aDrive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy& _! |5 Z. {& ]9 d$ f) z
Of a language where a house can burn up as
; b5 Y$ k: y# s* h: t; M' FIt burns down
" ^. y/ A' H$ [6 ^7 s7 |And in which you fill in a form
; {6 c4 g s9 ~! D2 ABy filling it out
- @6 ^5 c' z' dAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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" p. ^$ _* Q- x$ N$ FEnglish was invented by people, not computers6 t+ M) t& b9 S" J$ o- K& J9 m1 P
And it reflects the creativity of the human race+ n0 L: ]' q, k- v9 `4 h% B
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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9 q4 i% K, b6 q, d( O5 lThat is why/ R, M! ~& k; a$ S1 Q& _
When the stars are out they are visible8 b' D5 D$ |& I9 T
But when the lights are out they are invisible2 p- S5 N" l; N. R* I- ^1 s
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
, J2 G. e3 x; H, o2 F/ h& }% sIt starts) L/ L; t) @, w. |% P4 j
But when I wind up this observation,( c8 d, T- w* C, ^5 a% i# b0 A
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