Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?7 k. F9 A+ N' W8 u+ L
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Let's face it% R0 o# @; G6 u3 ]
English is a stupid language. 1 q0 ^ \1 k1 Z6 k7 [There is no egg in the eggplant$ P& I ^9 g# S; g! @- R
No ham in the hamburger 6 B! Z, b: b5 ]4 F# V/ L4 sAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple. 6 ~( S: g" o1 ~* REnglish muffins were not invented in England' I$ u( T' O! f7 y& t4 v2 J' a5 ?
French fries were not invented in France.8 }3 G: u* T/ R. u/ s1 h: ]' ^
9 T2 [' U# b5 @We sometimes take English for granted 2 ]$ X1 }0 O4 i" W' xBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that5 i: Q) D; ?9 i8 n" y
Quicksand takes you down slowly 1 O9 n) s# G2 t* V, z7 E9 C9 J! _Boxing rings are square 8 W! U; r' x! F- I# W- c/ d2 vAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. % K) d4 p: y( s& U- ^$ R
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If writers write, how come fingers don't fing. 3 F8 g& n/ M, t) `7 |/ m+ M8 }0 yIf the plural of tooth is teeth+ q" @9 y9 v' z6 t; ]
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth }* s4 i h- Z1 r- w% H; S- MIf the teacher taught, 3 A; e T5 [8 {) b7 A. M6 uWhy didn't the preacher praught.; P- i6 Y9 @$ |" c
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables 8 X( U J ^$ r5 x+ [What the heck does a humanitarian eat!? , G/ b8 e3 [" u7 x3 eWhy do people recite at a play ' c; \! j. r* g" LYet play at a recital?- e) c1 C" A& k/ g/ l+ A
Park on driveways and: ~( b4 T- \2 A3 P" z( p4 f6 b
Drive on parkways ) O8 ]& a) Q) l' r0 S l- |) f- k" l( L4 L9 U$ n* a! ]5 N
You have to marvel at the unique lunacy' f! X; E6 r1 X3 Y4 a
Of a language where a house can burn up as 8 \6 p9 H& v' G2 d3 yIt burns down% |2 P, U, _3 X, E2 f9 }( }: R$ V
And in which you fill in a form * K- X$ u' Q5 C* L; u. T- tBy filling it out8 e) v6 d4 l! M
And a bell is only heard once it goes! , Q9 I- U" _4 f ( v4 V' ~7 G/ T9 p1 m! R7 uEnglish was invented by people, not computers A3 `8 z; M! R# d) k7 P- V. v* ]
And it reflects the creativity of the human race 2 ~. t6 y- Z$ M% K$ V(Which of course isn't a race at all)5 z) j$ B) T$ @: y# {* m
# z5 p o6 n n# G* @7 q+ |That is why! }; F( K5 k. |
When the stars are out they are visible+ m# F# T% i: l" j8 i7 O6 c8 e
But when the lights are out they are invisible$ [; W- b: }6 [8 h+ g- B
And why it is that when I wind up my watch6 a$ P( ~9 c6 ^% q, R
It starts ! r+ G/ m' s4 f1 ?5 o# rBut when I wind up this observation, ( I; S( P$ X7 O: X* Y' Z! v6 h& W GIt ends.
说得不错，有收获，顶一下 6 i4 L) V" M4 v" Z5 |8 c! U {: s- c9 S0 P8 X( R
o J+ L1 M- a" p9 s2 J 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！/ O6 h& U0 ?' v. O3 {
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