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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?' l+ H) p  N; i; V5 |% J6 M. l0 ^# F

- K) x6 V; C0 {4 m+ p5 CLet's face it
8 `8 Y5 D5 @" qEnglish is a stupid language.
# r$ q$ I. F$ q" VThere is no egg in the eggplant
% }7 F! p( B" r$ h2 jNo ham in the hamburger
* I5 L8 ^$ v, J2 _! JAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
" O3 ~% v! V: B8 eEnglish muffins were not invented in England
' a7 i2 P. ]# ~/ ~/ Z5 ^: g1 W7 FFrench fries were not invented in France.7 G  X! Q9 e8 _( {. J% Q& c
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We sometimes take English for granted
+ k2 K8 t; O" x- ~; z8 YBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
; t, f7 M# ^+ Q5 V' `7 m% Y0 ^5 m; iQuicksand takes you down slowly
( b$ J6 W8 K9 a; y8 a1 eBoxing rings are square
7 {' ^! k" @3 z5 FAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 7 i" {9 x8 j7 v1 [: r% c6 _/ U. g
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
8 a0 Z5 t/ ?8 a1 a/ J, W5 cIf the plural of tooth is teeth( g0 @& }5 u1 Z6 y8 g
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
% b' o- n( b" [6 o' B5 OIf the teacher taught,
3 i! G, g# v% B. V6 F1 ^  ~9 QWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables4 n4 J3 I# {) h; V; m
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?5 I5 t6 _) v/ n7 l
Why do people recite at a play
+ \9 n: I  M) V7 j; |Yet play at a recital?
# y  b+ E" v" t% S, v' ^* aPark on driveways and
" R& r  Z( [6 E. UDrive on parkways- v( v1 T; ?; f: e2 ?% j( v/ l  E0 }8 a3 h
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
+ w. g6 J6 @" O! o1 FOf a language where a house can burn up as
2 L3 n" F# T0 A# ?- \8 K6 dIt burns down
; c' {, N2 n7 n3 @And in which you fill in a form
3 j- b* y- _7 Z8 X/ }By filling it out2 }+ a: L' W- M1 ~
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers  \4 A5 L: J" f+ ^
And it reflects the creativity of the human race( ~7 F7 t5 H$ P8 ^* k, i' i8 }* k
(Which of course isn't a race at all)% {# @% o$ A/ J
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That is why
- c% r6 {0 E! @: K  w* V" BWhen the stars are out they are visible
8 Z  Z/ J; m4 ^- `But when the lights are out they are invisible( M, K4 c4 V& ?& M8 m$ g! P" i
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
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But when I wind up this observation,/ h- V5 b$ f! S( N0 o& c+ K4 d
It 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.% k+ s5 H9 o6 U4 y* c% v
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.5 T$ p/ c3 U; Z& t7 l$ ?; I
2)还是第一行, 用... trouble in learning English. 你写出你的句子,就是LINK3水平.* T7 k, b% ~+ _- _, {# e9 h
3)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.* R. L& Z3 `& c) w  z
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.
5 w1 o3 R: B# w9 n" R7 f- D& m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.
鲜花(143) 鸡蛋(1)
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 / U+ {# g' p/ d6 Q) o* f- P: o
我看了几行,就看不下去了.& P, R& t9 C$ p
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.. u- u* c, }. o0 k6 b
2)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?
) }& Z6 N5 e" |- w" \8 m! `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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