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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?4 I6 F" I& v( I) q
& F0 G& e6 X* \2 E* O, kLet's face it
1 H% o5 Y) a# n2 n3 [English is a stupid language.1 R0 {! G5 F! X6 f7 G
There is no egg in the eggplant
2 N) z' ?# V1 `3 U* T7 U: u6 O# l: jNo ham in the hamburger
/ d+ }2 [. u, G7 r+ y2 QAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
, G& p1 O8 ]0 Z4 q* r! DEnglish muffins were not invented in England
- S! \# p, w* X# Z; IFrench fries were not invented in France.# v# v) _4 o" t2 j3 z! [
; l# P3 ^6 I: h( W1 l* c) E: P6 B9 WWe sometimes take English for granted# e2 @' I3 {; Q5 U1 H4 R2 b4 E. s8 S5 @
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that. I o) K( a( P1 x
Quicksand takes you down slowly2 z. K9 f% `* F G" y& v
Boxing rings are square
& L4 N; s% o3 X6 h, l3 F+ mAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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: @9 }" F6 E1 X7 |- |If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.+ i0 k0 |1 N) G1 ^+ S
If the plural of tooth is teeth3 Q7 t5 `- i) u( y% O3 k- E
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth7 F( P+ Y4 c0 [3 p- s
If the teacher taught,5 @% E: B; r6 I
Why didn't the preacher praught. {8 G" |8 `. F. z
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
. k& U: ?" l' V( r& h4 LWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
* o. }) J2 N/ G7 D5 f9 Z( vWhy do people recite at a play
2 G: Q& H6 B% I& TYet play at a recital?
% ^# e, P% W$ V) ], {Park on driveways and
5 W2 _* Z, j' K, BDrive on parkways
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) u' a0 e$ b/ k0 P1 F" bYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
i- b0 l* @8 s0 H! P! dOf a language where a house can burn up as
, y# M+ Q2 P- bIt burns down5 z! i8 \" Z) @1 |" J# _
And in which you fill in a form % A7 S) Z1 k6 B2 d: {
By filling it out4 y. O2 g( ? f' X8 r% i$ c4 Z; Y' _
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
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_2 x6 Z& S5 o5 u) {& i1 E$ dEnglish was invented by people, not computers8 H/ ]0 ], B+ {- S2 p* m( o
And it reflects the creativity of the human race# p6 V4 z5 P. R+ x1 H$ ]* ~( c8 G
(Which of course isn't a race at all). u* M7 x( p0 \7 q$ W
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That is why
1 F0 A L) q! H, EWhen the stars are out they are visible: `0 H8 v# z7 A6 q- y
But when the lights are out they are invisible2 K' D2 V( L% ?4 S7 g
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
; y' i: T2 }1 t: yIt starts
* F* g. }- D/ n' lBut when I wind up this observation,
7 ]& t3 W/ Z6 {; F( {It ends. |
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