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发表于 2008-11-17 16:24 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?& m2 T, I% K: ~
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Let's face it
% H/ i: W8 \& h2 t" Y4 C2 p4 YEnglish is a stupid language.  N  K: f0 _9 H& Y2 t1 f! Y) a
There is no egg in the eggplant+ L) T/ v( o- e8 T
No ham in the hamburger- d; _% [. \+ W: K# s) K
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.- W- j+ j. ^4 G5 y6 T% l
English muffins were not invented in England
9 Z( Y, L( Q  l1 b" x8 AFrench fries were not invented in France.: Q- m2 E/ B+ v4 v# m
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We sometimes take English for granted; k/ l; n3 \( j" X& I
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
1 h4 ~4 S. A: A9 E. {Quicksand takes you down slowly
+ b5 n& m+ q$ w$ J( Z( `Boxing rings are square" V3 o& @1 z9 \3 _
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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7 n- ^! R! s8 i" t6 A" H' W. bIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
, e" [) ?1 X3 B# P: VIf the plural of tooth is teeth* B% W2 l1 t9 b+ m. U7 i( U. h- u
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
# m( P7 j0 o) |" O! g7 |& e: d( lIf the teacher taught,
* q- m0 s' h* ~# L5 V% \# oWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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7 Z3 L- [$ r& B) G2 A8 F5 s: {If a vegetarian eats vegetables
8 j9 i) V6 s5 c2 N! t/ kWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
8 n% X- V0 _1 _% d5 W: v, d# dWhy do people recite at a play
8 z+ N7 V! W$ T4 U5 f* pYet play at a recital?
  T6 k7 G! P& V' PPark on driveways and
2 d+ a2 Z8 k, Z, k& t- gDrive on parkways, l. m0 m, N+ g% J' v; \3 m# o

  s: J) G; u7 ]; \You have to marvel at the unique lunacy$ W' c! V/ Y# a3 I6 y$ w; Z
Of a language where a house can burn up as' }5 A8 Z; i9 _: Q& N' S8 W, ?) |
It burns down
2 t7 D) y- i5 S5 d: ZAnd in which you fill in a form 9 U6 y: ~. i4 F0 k) m
By filling it out0 w) U/ r/ ~" n" M
And a bell is only heard once it goes!8 c4 s: {, M0 j2 c, u1 R

( C) K7 h+ a) k" q  u% |: xEnglish was invented by people, not computers7 d7 l& t4 f# C
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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4 p8 k4 T+ V, l7 L& Z' o" EThat is why  V, \9 r3 c$ j  u
When the stars are out they are visible
. \$ N4 R5 a/ d- L+ Q0 `But when the lights are out they are invisible
! i. S& }" N* a5 }: I% v6 @% E! MAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch& i9 U" E+ h2 {3 W" q7 ^
It starts5 P6 G4 H, s3 h% U& X% k' B
But when I wind up this observation,
9 m8 c5 n0 ^5 I; b% Q  p0 jIt ends.
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发表于 2008-11-17 18:40 | 显示全部楼层
鲜花(143) 鸡蛋(1)
发表于 2008-11-17 21:08 | 显示全部楼层

典型的中国人写出的E文.该文写的非常差

我看了几行,就看不下去了.* j+ d1 L$ Z' D# h9 {5 r
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.
$ S3 ^+ e/ [( C: d5 ]2)还是第一行, 用... trouble in learning English. 你写出你的句子,就是LINK3水平.
3 T  N3 s0 r/ N9 J, d/ E: O0 T) E3)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.0 Y6 H  ~6 O- v, t0 ^4 B
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.
& H# t, k$ a  \/ H2 g. f! D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.
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发表于 2008-11-17 21:20 | 显示全部楼层

而且就E文本身而言

老杨团队 追求完美
应该是西方语系中最好学的一门外语了.
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发表于 2008-11-28 12:24 | 显示全部楼层
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 楼主| 发表于 2008-11-28 16:13 | 显示全部楼层
原帖由 suvescape 于 2008-11-17 21:08 发表 # I8 g0 [& j# E/ \" K
我看了几行,就看不下去了.. }4 L3 V6 R) Y
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.
" X5 M  F$ u- }! h! f/ c! U9 d* D2)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?
( _8 S, ~' J+ U0 z8 J+ g$ p9 R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
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发表于 2008-12-11 21:29 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
能写出此文的人,一定是深得英文精髓。幽默,有趣。
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发表于 2008-12-12 18:54 | 显示全部楼层
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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发表于 2008-12-20 16:07 | 显示全部楼层
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发表于 2008-12-30 05:33 | 显示全部楼层

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