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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it
8 R0 G" ^7 x$ k# \& K6 M) bEnglish is a stupid language.
% q8 ^* {- a% V4 y, J; l; v- zThere is no egg in the eggplant, Y0 ~+ I5 m) `- q' A
No ham in the hamburger
! {. K8 Z, c4 `# G: `And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.. i; O% q% \7 e+ E- w& s, x
English muffins were not invented in England
t* M2 F) I- T6 g+ f8 F( hFrench fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted( g" o- I% C+ e+ h
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
6 q$ V6 N+ c6 Z& i" @. Q) }Quicksand takes you down slowly
( w6 c- D! `: K+ H* S9 V, }% o4 j- }Boxing rings are square5 e. g; ?- U9 [5 f0 v' q3 y% p
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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" z7 Q Z: b1 Z4 v2 q+ HIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.9 C, w4 n9 u; A6 d0 y/ A& [% O6 r
If the plural of tooth is teeth
# f9 m; w2 a% T7 mShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
" o+ T+ i6 ?* n4 a; f; U; c J. vIf the teacher taught,
! s( Q9 z/ ~8 }+ V/ Q% \Why didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables9 B3 B, {3 Y' m
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
6 K [, \( |7 L9 l) ?; f& }: _Why do people recite at a play
* Z4 Z8 N0 a/ H4 f2 o0 ^Yet play at a recital?! a( F- f. g, f9 b Q
Park on driveways and
- r" ~. H6 x8 `. A' E" }Drive on parkways
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; P2 X6 ]" r! L& Q' [' C' bYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
7 J; N4 i3 e( ]+ z& O$ h; oOf a language where a house can burn up as
8 |7 M x8 w% h; }2 X+ e2 YIt burns down8 ]3 ^/ ~$ o1 ~7 L5 y
And in which you fill in a form
; x- m* c/ I' A$ IBy filling it out0 H; g7 o( [ T1 o; i
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers* ]5 }/ t @+ W( ~6 x' K/ j/ @$ R
And it reflects the creativity of the human race. U$ G% }+ W& _# Y5 n8 Q! s- |. S
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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That is why
+ e1 E$ l7 Q8 A2 u% q2 dWhen the stars are out they are visible( K" N1 ]5 j/ ?% H
But when the lights are out they are invisible
( L7 D% u- a, A5 y: qAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch0 H1 K5 p0 E0 Q1 Z
It starts& R+ K) u* y m% e2 R1 C" k$ u. v
But when I wind up this observation,
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