English language

billzhao

Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it
English is a stupid language.
There is no egg in the eggplant
( k1 V3 `3 [2 a" m% W6 i. I" L; SNo ham in the hamburger
: m7 l: M% v' I! F& {+ x6 hAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
English muffins were not invented in England
" W! j6 H2 p' |: f: T; J8 @/ `9 g& |French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted
; l% v! U$ ]1 I* g0 }0 vBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
6 D2 Z" l8 A- d  L7 n& uQuicksand takes you down slowly
' e9 X' k* r7 h) k5 T$ H: x" l( zBoxing rings are square
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.

If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
% v& Y0 L1 S4 C2 |# K* wIf the plural of tooth is teeth
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
$ j7 v2 Q0 u2 g; k1 Z: g0 @( XIf the teacher taught,
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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. A" r: ]5 ~, AIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
( g" l  [; i" bWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
Why do people recite at a play
8 S  q" n9 r  YYet play at a recital?
Park on driveways and
Drive on parkways
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# x  t! l2 O1 Z# b- I, OYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
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It burns down
And in which you fill in a form
0 R) i; r) v; f. D$ L# s8 wBy filling it out
6 j7 D* G( S5 [' d) T  D- NAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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+ R& l6 ]# {" x! Z/ r$ J, HEnglish was invented by people, not computers
% v0 a4 t# x) N8 A4 p- HAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
(Which of course isn't a race at all)

That is why
When the stars are out they are visible
But when the lights are out they are invisible
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
$ T/ Y3 K0 S8 g5 m. EIt starts
, H2 {( z3 _5 b& @But when I wind up this observation,
It ends.

YZSUNNY

suvescape

我看了几行,就看不下去了.
1) 第一行, 为什么用Have? 不用现在时? 直接用现在时表达当前的意思! 用have,现在完成时,是典型的中国教学出来的思维.
0 n0 H% `  C$ c' I4 t* ?' q- [, U2)还是第一行, 用... trouble in learning English. 你写出你的句子,就是LINK3水平.
3)第二句: Let's face it. 可笑,可笑. 当然意思可以看的懂,但是写出这话, LINK2水平.
4) 下一句: stupid 是太口语话了.如果要讽刺他,又带一些正式文章色彩,可以用not as ... as 来表达.
7 `7 w1 F  D$ |% L7 I- H. r- Y6 j3 r其他的,我就不看了.好象LZ最近在学习E文. 你贴写文章出来,我帮你修改修改.虽然我也不行,但是可以帮你一些.

suvescape

应该是西方语系中最好学的一门外语了.

没心没肺

billzhao

原帖由 suvescape 于 2008-11-17 21:08 发表
2 c8 ^' ~+ i# @4 \) R" p+ `# H我看了几行,就看不下去了.
' H1 J% t7 P+ J) t1) 第一行, 为什么用Have? 不用现在时? 直接用现在时表达当前的意思! 用have,现在完成时,是典型的中国教学出来的思维.
9 I2 V* [1 X/ |4 `2)还是第一行, 用... trouble in learning English. 你写出你的句子 ...

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谦虚使人进步。不看完怎么知道文章的精髓呢？
: R1 A- a3 v6 ]- V2 q" y% u) B实话讲，这个文章还真不是中国人写的。所以并不是只有中国人才犯语法错误

lington

能写出此文的人，一定是深得英文精髓。幽默，有趣。

小柔

我觉得这篇文章还是写的蛮好的。是楼主自己写的吗？如果是转帖应该注明出处吧。

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说得不错，有收获，顶一下

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