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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it" n9 G1 T7 w7 n9 b2 T4 f9 Z' ?
English is a stupid language.
& L" s. r9 o4 X9 a8 bThere is no egg in the eggplant5 [ V$ p( X3 d
No ham in the hamburger9 s, U: g5 b3 {) w% i' }
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.4 \2 o" }$ I7 N, f
English muffins were not invented in England
2 r* ^7 |# `/ \( H' XFrench fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted$ `* W% F% W: f6 k; @ n
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
% V- h' [' D$ t* B- w A" w" G GQuicksand takes you down slowly# b9 ~1 f! u% v
Boxing rings are square$ j2 o/ T3 d {. X# v/ i6 @7 y
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. ) |8 e- s, X* U/ k& L( M
% l9 q# s! p% Q5 ?4 JIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.4 ^6 T* C$ H1 K; Y7 F
If the plural of tooth is teeth: i K0 ]5 Z: `) O7 I# \2 s
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth; O* U2 R! P( ^0 s# T( z3 r
If the teacher taught,4 s& f9 u2 X+ W6 s9 ?- P2 G9 @ h" \
Why didn't the preacher praught.3 r6 C h! }4 v4 ]0 k
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables( w" }- M$ a8 e6 t3 Z$ H' ~$ t
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
. J" Z; j ^; }! d9 {+ e y3 ^8 cWhy do people recite at a play
* M5 c4 ]4 S, ?+ gYet play at a recital?6 |7 k% h, I; s9 @' a
Park on driveways and
# i- H2 a' D) P# k( e# V' JDrive on parkways0 T6 p9 c# R6 F% {* i
. k" f6 j4 Z& X( q0 r! v* _5 bYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy) y6 X Q/ H- L
Of a language where a house can burn up as
* H$ w9 T6 I4 B- mIt burns down
: g3 @2 [; I; z6 F) q! [And in which you fill in a form ' H: v- x2 {- M6 x5 v# R! \
By filling it out
( M( f* V1 ~4 S) sAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
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& A& N. |9 A2 m. EEnglish was invented by people, not computers' |" @4 h# S7 O: ^( z8 j$ d2 W' q
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
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That is why2 g: \; L, K. L0 W/ Q9 v: m* r
When the stars are out they are visible
" V' H8 W8 d# y' j" [+ I3 PBut when the lights are out they are invisible
, V0 }/ s! p' b: \% D& dAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch" C$ n, S* O+ [, i( W) ]8 B
It starts# O6 m. V5 }) z" }# \+ d* b
But when I wind up this observation,/ z* \; m+ e4 }% e
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