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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?) X* l/ d4 V* g& S6 c
; F2 g$ Q5 P6 C& v: J" y) Y6 l1 CLet's face it# z- O' u# g& Z7 `
English is a stupid language.# w: |7 ]4 H4 z# X0 {$ f$ F
There is no egg in the eggplant. p5 n$ n% s3 V- S
No ham in the hamburger
5 Y* Z# Y, ?! T2 I) U [And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
9 d4 X2 A0 m6 r- V- g; d4 OEnglish muffins were not invented in England7 C1 D1 K; {3 _
French fries were not invented in France./ K# m' x, ^( {. b& n
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We sometimes take English for granted
3 g- U! o3 u! a# \ G- @8 y2 XBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
7 u) }- q9 `# A( Q, e; n+ w. D& qQuicksand takes you down slowly. a, a _7 r, b) d# |
Boxing rings are square+ r( a; w! p9 O# p, c1 o! d
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. # N5 R; k% A3 O+ N/ C5 s5 v
# k$ `. b0 k W4 L3 V/ Q. e: ZIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.; Z, a3 Y' p0 v8 g( w+ o" T4 ]
If the plural of tooth is teeth
; n. n0 Z7 Y9 k8 k C$ j5 pShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
. L' P) t- w9 t6 f+ Y: |% N# {If the teacher taught,
4 n! F: Z: y, Z2 M" EWhy didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
% }- Y x% Q) |1 \What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?5 w3 v9 v# V) {3 K1 `: T Q1 h
Why do people recite at a play: e" y& Z. Y9 M
Yet play at a recital?
/ M# \) t, I4 z- p: \Park on driveways and: u! Y5 \2 t- x) c' P0 _1 i
Drive on parkways
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4 U8 e$ P: k1 GYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy4 t* Z: G3 J: s$ E0 q5 ?# ?
Of a language where a house can burn up as% A: N. b- p$ ]& A* x
It burns down
; A, j2 k' @5 P4 R8 I7 NAnd in which you fill in a form , U3 M' C( L0 ~9 F/ f
By filling it out, B4 e \7 B* V0 o/ U! l- A
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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English was invented by people, not computers
2 K4 p! k8 W# J7 y, j Q) _. AAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
+ q+ X1 Z* ]% |% J1 G(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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- u$ }9 `% _/ j" z. v. Q3 AThat is why0 |/ Y2 ?1 R2 Q# R5 N2 p0 m( X* n2 O
When the stars are out they are visible
# E$ ~/ U' P! n+ {& I7 wBut when the lights are out they are invisible
7 Q' Z, x6 w3 L) P, R' K% ZAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
& F$ I9 u+ R5 {9 CIt starts
$ y* v5 w9 o; F3 I, @ P- u" MBut when I wind up this observation,0 L; [0 }' n# M" T" ~, \1 z
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