 鲜花( 152)  鸡蛋( 1)
|
Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?2 T. B8 g/ I& l1 A
5 p$ _1 |- y6 f/ M8 @; d( |Let's face it
: [& v2 P* o$ L/ C" @- XEnglish is a stupid language.
0 S. T5 c# I2 J+ UThere is no egg in the eggplant
, f+ c0 v- I4 e/ `No ham in the hamburger
7 Z d7 o" a& BAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.. t6 M/ n! c# d0 m! `
English muffins were not invented in England
2 ?4 x3 z7 c$ z( V6 U6 d4 dFrench fries were not invented in France.
6 F/ N1 X6 j: j$ l0 a! Q0 X& M/ H. h( G) H$ E5 M
We sometimes take English for granted% X x* b: Y1 J7 r4 m
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that. H5 n: Y$ M$ o" ?4 y, F8 l% k
Quicksand takes you down slowly
1 \. q9 T, u a7 vBoxing rings are square8 `& h3 c7 E3 ^& n3 t, w2 B
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. , n. J$ f: x& }
& K$ z& E4 ^: i
If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
. @- V7 L5 O0 n7 o& v& y$ i- yIf the plural of tooth is teeth0 u0 d+ ]5 g' j2 ]* j
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth: T, J0 t/ F- B; @; Y0 B" E
If the teacher taught,. D9 e+ a" N' S$ i4 x8 n3 a
Why didn't the preacher praught.
4 Y1 h% j6 ] k
" b3 u7 W6 J0 j( M& D# P/ lIf a vegetarian eats vegetables- l& Z- h) H; |4 F# N- D, i; O
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?; y* o/ z. U6 S
Why do people recite at a play7 ]' P- C, X: R
Yet play at a recital?
! Q# ~/ D8 {8 r' `Park on driveways and# @. ]$ k$ K- [
Drive on parkways
; J1 u6 X7 j% o' l# t$ q# R: E5 L# O' c6 }
You have to marvel at the unique lunacy( b' d2 A% r( n, p% L
Of a language where a house can burn up as- z! {, X6 t2 l
It burns down2 @$ l! V7 z- k3 D# D
And in which you fill in a form ( R% N5 H8 w( p- r- y3 e' S, t
By filling it out% [+ a0 M1 n+ b5 l1 _
And a bell is only heard once it goes!/ R3 ?$ K& A/ {% a% j7 H
S1 O _% O, l0 _* `
English was invented by people, not computers0 x7 B# Y5 `7 _' r: n
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
$ u: q+ c. E- s(Which of course isn't a race at all)# c1 \$ s; W; O
8 Y" k& m2 A1 q2 L% z, S
That is why9 V8 O2 N4 X8 N! g: E- R9 D$ P. B
When the stars are out they are visible! V% j% d" S1 M3 A+ c
But when the lights are out they are invisible: g' l+ M* x6 T, K6 o0 e% H
And why it is that when I wind up my watch" r/ H8 E) q8 n2 ]: M! p
It starts
6 S1 z" C* i, d; f1 X& ?0 e1 T9 k) b# rBut when I wind up this observation,+ T' E' t$ z4 n; D) M
It ends. |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2008-11-17 16:24
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
发表于 2008-11-17 18:40
楼主
