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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?/ |$ ]( U9 `) u7 k/ Z4 t
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Let's face it
2 M/ _4 J; B7 s- e+ o4 yEnglish is a stupid language.# n+ S% T% D# O8 q: c3 w, s
There is no egg in the eggplant$ n# }" Q/ |1 O( h' }. q* [6 _: N
No ham in the hamburger
, `4 R% q2 v! U4 H- [9 EAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
; x0 z+ v t. L% lEnglish muffins were not invented in England5 D4 x! z) H) ^
French fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted* ^; Z1 p( R$ n" M$ C8 u% c& K
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that' Z$ F$ P# j- o5 H4 U7 h; m
Quicksand takes you down slowly
) r7 V, |) Q. b4 e: ]; S# h( IBoxing rings are square: T# L5 A7 }, M! A; ^7 H
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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5 V4 a# Q4 G$ E: i( p+ |6 q" J" UIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing./ j0 _9 y+ b; e- Z0 ~' e0 H
If the plural of tooth is teeth$ U/ m4 d' O7 O/ C' j! S
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
6 u6 V3 u5 |* t1 `5 t* v0 c0 l9 E9 LIf the teacher taught,
# z0 B3 D, T9 H9 U5 S- `1 zWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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& J1 H8 ?% r8 f oIf a vegetarian eats vegetables3 r; _$ Z- B/ N8 y; T. n
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
" w$ t) B: d0 u, X* O+ i) HWhy do people recite at a play+ N! \1 h# Y1 L. _: @
Yet play at a recital?$ X4 @" d* w7 b% Q
Park on driveways and5 j1 B" V% k6 f" E8 g
Drive on parkways1 \$ p: W/ J$ f9 ~
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy- C, D/ l* M# R0 z" h
Of a language where a house can burn up as5 ~! u6 Z3 N4 s, D- `; h* y
It burns down* L( u- y9 _8 \7 V" Y
And in which you fill in a form t% V0 A3 ]* c, N0 Q
By filling it out
+ I0 t* q5 q& EAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!% L, q# z% C$ X8 G% B/ ^0 U
' |6 x% t. C6 q8 qEnglish was invented by people, not computers
& u, P( D5 z, @# g% T. |5 K! NAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race- \/ Q' G- k2 m" ^) U) f! D
(Which of course isn't a race at all)- w" w1 c( |$ T9 j, ]2 k+ L& Q
' F9 G4 v7 ?* ]: x6 {That is why
9 E# A0 S4 Q2 J5 R# G- SWhen the stars are out they are visible
% V4 V( C& V) zBut when the lights are out they are invisible2 x& L4 R6 O- M2 j
And why it is that when I wind up my watch' w2 \5 g N2 j6 G8 W4 h5 s; p
It starts
' v! U% \1 ^9 S5 I w RBut when I wind up this observation,( W4 F* A: V+ U: J
It ends. |
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