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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?; {# J( q! @! q+ D) V+ Y1 E, M
" b8 X5 f& C1 a- D. G- nLet's face it
1 Y8 q5 o9 M) @English is a stupid language.. O9 g% I$ g1 F1 E2 h0 c b
There is no egg in the eggplant
$ K/ G) C: B1 L2 k& m( M( ?6 YNo ham in the hamburger4 x7 R) h* C2 k9 E& e" D, @
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
/ ]6 O2 x: f! \5 L8 UEnglish muffins were not invented in England9 k9 U c, v6 p6 Y! [- \
French fries were not invented in France.9 ?# {/ i# o' T
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We sometimes take English for granted8 Q7 R/ H. d0 V3 y$ Y$ N# {
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that* e5 s0 L) y2 T+ j3 l
Quicksand takes you down slowly' p: A" s1 Y2 e1 x3 y' z9 A
Boxing rings are square2 F; B$ `3 i' ^$ s. |
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. - |" C; y1 J7 _# j- z& ^
* Y9 o# C; }/ x* l# U" c* OIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
) V/ }3 I7 D! M5 g [1 ^. LIf the plural of tooth is teeth: s# }6 k7 k" ` P+ S5 |1 c( Z
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
! |3 W, C' m T7 CIf the teacher taught,* I+ Y% ?& p: F
Why didn't the preacher praught.& |$ f! b$ ?; |+ o
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
6 t0 B/ I! h9 M; \7 x$ D9 E' y! b0 OWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
" _$ F7 q& G% R* B6 m. U& O/ r; \Why do people recite at a play
/ R% a. y3 R5 {% g4 l( R2 `Yet play at a recital?2 \# E- N5 t) g
Park on driveways and% s: |6 C' h5 d: q# R; c6 p7 Q2 L
Drive on parkways$ T( g; ~- G+ i
" l w# D& k7 A4 a7 }You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
( {8 s3 a) D- c6 eOf a language where a house can burn up as
7 x, k# z# f7 ^; K2 \It burns down
' i% _5 y; w, s& i z8 v: ]7 YAnd in which you fill in a form 8 B( e& R, V# O+ s, O" Y+ @$ S, h
By filling it out
; ^+ F9 I$ f6 s4 GAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!( m V. G. J( t8 T* I, @
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English was invented by people, not computers
! A' t: Q. e1 D8 C' V, SAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race9 q" P. y9 ]5 L) D+ a2 `" h n
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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! k) f* ~) a* yThat is why
% i& g4 }+ Z2 w: W7 GWhen the stars are out they are visible7 v- Y6 d, m" Q6 ^
But when the lights are out they are invisible7 k9 {3 D: {" ?* l z2 A6 n9 c( Z
And why it is that when I wind up my watch/ ` M. Z2 V7 v, W
It starts& t) L9 C. f* h1 C% ]
But when I wind up this observation,
( G8 V2 U5 u$ ^$ u* C- @) jIt ends. |
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