 鲜花( 152)  鸡蛋( 1)
|
Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
1 G: s( E4 f, ?, i1 k: S- ^# ?2 Y6 h3 p7 I4 u3 G9 b7 s# B
Let's face it! q: u# w4 _1 b- G
English is a stupid language.& m' b+ ^4 ^0 U) U# \& W
There is no egg in the eggplant" G! p. s0 N+ ^9 e' o( D2 j
No ham in the hamburger
" F$ \6 h8 `3 u9 a: j" BAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple." f% l4 }, j6 X! b' X8 Z, v# N
English muffins were not invented in England
( E" R6 q! H: d- A, f& QFrench fries were not invented in France.7 z2 s9 l9 y: x2 w0 s5 ?
. P' |" g8 A- y3 nWe sometimes take English for granted
( I! ], [4 u$ uBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
6 ?1 m+ b. Q) M tQuicksand takes you down slowly5 u2 S/ ^) r! ~* C) V
Boxing rings are square% v, D" `7 \6 t: J' W
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
- V( }9 e: V; p6 S* I
; y, b& C& y3 \" j, DIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
y/ ?- {) i/ Q$ a7 eIf the plural of tooth is teeth" V& V1 W1 I6 p" Y# V# v
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
; s+ ?; w' ^ HIf the teacher taught,# x6 b( ~- b/ N |2 J) x" D$ |
Why didn't the preacher praught.: ^; x& c F& W" z/ @ V. Y0 e3 i
* Q8 Z( ?9 o# w4 @% d k/ n3 C. Q- YIf a vegetarian eats vegetables
7 R+ t" T' \ T: i0 W. O: ^1 IWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
+ I1 t8 B) |. |* |8 cWhy do people recite at a play
6 q6 |. V. m0 j1 I( }Yet play at a recital?, U( ^, b# o9 c. U, M
Park on driveways and
; {4 F) A* T. R* p4 {8 ?* s( UDrive on parkways
' y2 o' d4 _2 W! m3 }4 B- l+ T' N! x; @) t" L
You have to marvel at the unique lunacy2 ~- r1 j% l% Q& x; s- |- y5 \
Of a language where a house can burn up as
4 N4 j t! E e( U# N. YIt burns down
6 \6 z) n) h9 _5 N8 I2 ~& Z. r3 pAnd in which you fill in a form
0 C, O6 j6 B! g6 d5 Z% o" XBy filling it out
+ a$ f' `. T7 `* O' E0 FAnd a bell is only heard once it goes! ~9 i; U1 T: ~- P+ q4 e
! @% _; H$ }0 T6 oEnglish was invented by people, not computers
: O3 e- N3 @0 p* u/ T; X* S# F" dAnd it reflects the creativity of the human race
) F& G% e5 b, e6 G(Which of course isn't a race at all)+ Y" V# Y% z$ p: g% e0 T
, {/ }+ t$ I. g9 d' q
That is why. z D6 [# k2 @( E& P4 G9 [' x: E
When the stars are out they are visible
; R. g1 V9 v) o( L. k! ]But when the lights are out they are invisible& K' x, v& M% A6 P
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
$ Z, W: F) D4 X" \5 f3 n' K$ F" WIt starts
, o6 a0 ` D4 _! h! Q( a" HBut when I wind up this observation,
. V* \' [) Q0 j. Z+ F1 A7 }It ends. |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2008-11-17 16:24
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
发表于 2008-11-17 18:40
楼主
