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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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! o8 V$ k; e3 k6 X1 @! Y5 [Let's face it- `5 a% M, i# P
English is a stupid language.
, N" d, r7 f; n5 |; F9 G; IThere is no egg in the eggplant% c4 K W& m6 f* _3 j2 W$ t
No ham in the hamburger
2 w4 _6 w I7 ^And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
5 r9 M8 E5 W1 x. A3 I/ l4 K1 gEnglish muffins were not invented in England- I% a. N# w8 N4 X% X2 u# \
French fries were not invented in France.7 K: ^4 C# Z- Q$ S. ?7 `
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We sometimes take English for granted
& N' `/ t M7 \" FBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
4 g/ N+ f) S" q @% M0 M# @Quicksand takes you down slowly
0 \- L l) ?7 ]' y& ~2 r9 V- ^Boxing rings are square6 ^: d7 Y9 d( O4 h& P. x
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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) Y% I) S) @% d! I' F0 T& VIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
t+ i$ i8 Y# P6 UIf the plural of tooth is teeth9 [- {; z# g' N4 ?( {) f0 o
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth, U7 r4 m0 c6 ], K3 s4 W# C! |
If the teacher taught,
! y* J' w9 E. }$ {1 ^Why didn't the preacher praught.% D7 B* g( V$ e* I' G
+ p9 e; v+ Y5 ^/ S& n0 ~If a vegetarian eats vegetables# ]9 |- v8 ~( \
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?6 _2 o2 H: ]( r3 p
Why do people recite at a play7 R) k4 ?1 ^ [7 {7 U" @2 |! ~
Yet play at a recital?
1 w0 p$ V" E) |/ ePark on driveways and; w: C; }/ Z* K" F- j
Drive on parkways
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy, ]* l% v: x. p. \
Of a language where a house can burn up as# r1 R& g/ `+ ^4 A5 l( t: C
It burns down6 c h; a! A5 L0 h/ l3 \
And in which you fill in a form
8 f1 u, }6 Z. g( nBy filling it out
# P: x$ z0 u P+ n4 zAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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! G5 M* \1 D# M" `6 A- LEnglish was invented by people, not computers' \' |7 T: W1 {9 F+ I3 V; `5 q4 {
And it reflects the creativity of the human race8 x% u$ J: }2 t7 H+ C1 o& r
(Which of course isn't a race at all)* B. |) i7 b: A! p7 D
% r6 P. C1 F9 o, b: U- U! tThat is why* j' y9 ], c- G! ?( h
When the stars are out they are visible
( h. T& D0 \; n+ g/ lBut when the lights are out they are invisible* f' m4 l" L" ~' S. A. d
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
1 ]( q% H- ?/ B7 [, t, r9 p" OIt starts, s: `- ] g( q1 c: W- J7 ]& g7 q( K
But when I wind up this observation,! }7 K$ m/ k) O; v4 b2 Q
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