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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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2 m) t1 Y9 v* O b3 w0 ]3 I eLet's face it
0 M$ \; H" i, _8 dEnglish is a stupid language.
7 A, _% g# y5 d6 d3 a. vThere is no egg in the eggplant
% L2 F! N! Y+ L! L) Z: PNo ham in the hamburger
$ Z9 A9 m! O7 c4 KAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.) e+ [2 p' `0 W1 j6 l
English muffins were not invented in England
, b) r$ R% {0 m% C. `" iFrench fries were not invented in France.$ X" _+ o1 E+ p
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We sometimes take English for granted; ~. ^, |1 a6 ^* Q7 G' ?& h
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that' j& |' y* Y' E4 w7 W
Quicksand takes you down slowly
2 b1 z2 a; Y. u. G0 Q+ E$ j1 K+ k$ XBoxing rings are square
5 \+ p4 @7 S, I, wAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. " k) ?3 T0 z6 i! h& h
- h+ h7 o! j: y0 _( b1 g6 lIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
0 Y) l9 Y z2 v7 V0 n. CIf the plural of tooth is teeth
3 q+ [# i% p3 A, v9 Y$ a! NShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth( q1 n/ @4 z. J4 P# g5 e+ T
If the teacher taught,
- _! f; d" c$ _0 U7 M9 x. SWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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$ X T: R. E' P) ~If a vegetarian eats vegetables6 {* F* s4 s8 ]8 r
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
5 H. |2 a/ Q4 V6 d$ J9 rWhy do people recite at a play
$ h8 O2 l& O1 r! M2 l: L6 {* YYet play at a recital?2 l* r2 A1 r9 ~5 D- a, w* g
Park on driveways and( J+ t/ {' u% w4 ?' C
Drive on parkways
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4 L- J* y( Y6 Q7 C( C3 TYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy$ Y r, x& S' p& \
Of a language where a house can burn up as
& |1 g4 l5 b, c9 X$ G) @. jIt burns down
: u' e3 U j$ j) }4 h$ y$ N2 T6 |And in which you fill in a form # U% X6 d, M& D7 y( S2 O
By filling it out4 b5 r+ W0 d4 c R9 d
And a bell is only heard once it goes!- `) y1 n4 ~! p& p4 ]2 ^
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English was invented by people, not computers
/ ~; R$ c( H1 ] ?- i; vAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race4 V& C. L. Z' \6 @8 V
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why9 l0 H" i3 y* q+ J4 J
When the stars are out they are visible9 D& G' j5 B9 o; }9 W& ] A& T
But when the lights are out they are invisible
. r, p* ^# x6 |: |0 K1 J& j; P( @And why it is that when I wind up my watch" H9 \$ @+ |5 u" L4 D
It starts, A* Y9 C* N2 @. R( I
But when I wind up this observation,
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