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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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& O8 O E9 k9 c jLet's face it( K0 Y2 a) G4 W% Z3 J
English is a stupid language.- U9 N/ t& p' `6 J% a0 l
There is no egg in the eggplant( v R% p0 T u% o; T7 ^ L5 i, t
No ham in the hamburger
) U# M3 o, l j A6 E% rAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
( q& I, m G2 n0 P3 S9 m; u! c. }9 ?English muffins were not invented in England
E/ z+ X2 t, u W7 u: R/ j. a4 O0 N8 rFrench fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted
# E$ p6 z# J9 M7 {9 z7 }: IBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
! x1 h7 t2 q2 n+ |5 nQuicksand takes you down slowly
1 n/ Y- \4 r% F; W( uBoxing rings are square2 G) t! }+ H2 u0 W, F/ ~; u* }
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. , A e5 y$ o _8 k# i) H Z
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.+ S+ Y K6 N3 D+ D: e* z8 [5 R$ a
If the plural of tooth is teeth1 Y& s w- E5 i; `8 q0 ~4 r
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth* ~; Z5 Q! G7 c% B- P W
If the teacher taught,
2 o& y% ?. K% w2 u8 ^Why didn't the preacher praught., E* ? p r( V+ S8 m
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables; G5 I \: e& B4 ?( T/ K8 s+ Y1 z
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
3 g" L. F" ]6 m. yWhy do people recite at a play
- l" _# l+ `) NYet play at a recital?
/ q9 _$ v- o; Z! EPark on driveways and6 P$ T# R; a* @1 ^6 I# p+ L# H( t& f
Drive on parkways: c+ @: T" _0 z' M
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy( T2 o7 q: C& P% f: e# q
Of a language where a house can burn up as! @5 x3 s! c! f& D) H, E- z
It burns down) E2 M ?3 u, O1 ^/ ~" D. K
And in which you fill in a form
7 B$ Z7 v6 G. f+ E. W& ^By filling it out" u. x; p% f3 b& B+ |( B+ f( l! a N
And a bell is only heard once it goes!: e; I. j* K+ {4 c
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English was invented by people, not computers
2 G5 l8 } l* EAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
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t/ i2 {. O+ U( M7 v, p4 p2 PThat is why
- `2 x- a2 [4 g+ Q& JWhen the stars are out they are visible
. W+ n% y/ B9 ?7 `! S8 {/ `* n$ wBut when the lights are out they are invisible
9 F: E; P& b$ ? {& Q/ ?; hAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
/ g( L/ ?$ g" y) [It starts
$ l. U% D9 |3 |8 m5 r, bBut when I wind up this observation,
( N4 C% y: p9 o8 J2 U" NIt ends. |
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