Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?* ?( [, ?$ H2 z+ R8 S3 k) K6 i5 a
% ?- T7 o/ Q0 e" F8 OLet's face it3 _4 V* U0 d+ y! \7 M ]. g
English is a stupid language.1 @& X7 b/ s5 h" n1 R
There is no egg in the eggplant; }* U3 z. ~) `( `- y: b: G- M% N
No ham in the hamburger6 `& a! v7 ~$ A1 I6 w0 {
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple./ \4 v) ~4 A3 R1 ]* y; @( N& q. R
English muffins were not invented in England4 X/ J6 J' S8 s3 s: o' L' |
French fries were not invented in France.* z% z* V3 }: i$ ] r
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We sometimes take English for granted - p1 U) O& k+ xBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that0 I9 N! p; f% k% O5 u7 b6 H+ ~0 N9 j
Quicksand takes you down slowly 4 r1 }- a+ w$ v8 \Boxing rings are square # p! V6 ]8 M3 K: w0 ?* OAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 9 H9 j+ t+ v: R7 J8 [- ?% }6 l! f6 P# q' R! E
If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.; A. Q5 |: c" p2 s+ u/ U
If the plural of tooth is teeth: F: O4 m7 t# b# Q) F2 @
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth' C5 y4 W! e4 V$ S: J' t
If the teacher taught,% V/ R7 W2 _- x! H" F8 j
Why didn't the preacher praught.* [/ l8 F1 D7 H7 y B' s
" i; Z* y, r8 t# NIf a vegetarian eats vegetables/ F/ Z3 k6 l: _1 z) E& P
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!? 0 U- D& S% W zWhy do people recite at a play7 t; G: @" m2 \* ]
Yet play at a recital? * c5 n. Q! B; M( OPark on driveways and # n' s4 @+ R( t' {7 w- [8 uDrive on parkways , _# v$ |5 q% D+ C; j5 [( o: m 2 \" L7 h* W+ A" ]You have to marvel at the unique lunacy # D; u8 G$ d3 N+ TOf a language where a house can burn up as & S! D# @# B, \) \8 I# x# pIt burns down+ k- P/ ]5 I6 o+ B2 g% S1 v
And in which you fill in a form , H( y/ N& X) f, U) W* B2 E8 r9 x1 vBy filling it out 4 d( F+ Q3 k9 @2 G( MAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!' _. y' @! w4 G3 n' `
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English was invented by people, not computers, ]' s0 l7 f, V' M5 w y
And it reflects the creativity of the human race+ M0 h1 M$ e2 U7 Z/ o
(Which of course isn't a race at all) 5 _+ ?& g3 Y4 D: r* l( J4 M" X5 |$ v2 ?. ^ L
That is why: h% n. I: i9 |7 s$ P: u4 m
When the stars are out they are visible- J) f$ r! F; J2 ?% g9 }
But when the lights are out they are invisible* I2 N: h& g: o/ e, ]' N9 w5 @6 u
And why it is that when I wind up my watch 8 ~% Q9 c/ y8 W) s( Z; wIt starts / a! W! B) |) N$ ~But when I wind up this observation,7 d' p) j% q6 A- s. p' _& B
It ends.
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2 z: q S& G1 [4 d( `" ^ 一民工大便不通去医院作检查，医生检查后给此人开了一个药方，民工到取药处一看是一卷手纸，不解，医生说：以后不要再用水泥袋擦屁股了！ + _$ n8 v* K5 \4 I+ V V c. z. v& v; I! g0 T , K# @1 |$ ~3 m3 s, l8 E& ?-------------------------: N* g# u2 X) G/ n/ n
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