题目
英语翻译
Let's face it:English is a strange language.
There is no egg in the eggplant,no ham in the hamburger and neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.English muffins were not invented in England,French fries were not invented in France.We sometimes take English for granted.But if we examine its paradoxes we find that quicksand takes you down slowly,boxing rings are square and guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.If writers write,how come fingers don't fing?If the plural of tooth is teeth,shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth?If the teacher taught,does it follow that the preacher praught?If a vegetarian eats vegetables,what the heck does a humanitarian eat!Why do people recite at a play yet play at a recital?Park on driveways and drive on parkways.You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language where a house can burn up as it burns down and in which you fill in a form by filling it out.And a bell is only heard once it goes!English was invented by people,not computers,and it reflects the creativity of the human race (which of course isn't a race at all).That is why when the stars are out they are visible,but when the lights are out they are invisible.And why it is that when I wind up my watch it starts but when I wind up this story it ends?
And more… Some food for“thought”.Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?Why is a person who plays the piano called a pianist,but a person who drives race car not called a racist?Why are a wise man and a wise guy opposites?Why do overlook and oversee mean opposite things?If horrific means to make horrible,does terrific mean to make terrible?Why is it that if someone tells you that there are 1 billion stars in the universe you will believe them,but if they tell you a wall has wet paint you will have to touch it to be sure?If you take an Oriental person and spin him around several times,does he become disoriented?If people from Poland are called“Poles,”why aren't people from Holland called“ Holes?
Let's face it:English is a strange language.
There is no egg in the eggplant,no ham in the hamburger and neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.English muffins were not invented in England,French fries were not invented in France.We sometimes take English for granted.But if we examine its paradoxes we find that quicksand takes you down slowly,boxing rings are square and guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.If writers write,how come fingers don't fing?If the plural of tooth is teeth,shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth?If the teacher taught,does it follow that the preacher praught?If a vegetarian eats vegetables,what the heck does a humanitarian eat!Why do people recite at a play yet play at a recital?Park on driveways and drive on parkways.You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language where a house can burn up as it burns down and in which you fill in a form by filling it out.And a bell is only heard once it goes!English was invented by people,not computers,and it reflects the creativity of the human race (which of course isn't a race at all).That is why when the stars are out they are visible,but when the lights are out they are invisible.And why it is that when I wind up my watch it starts but when I wind up this story it ends?
And more… Some food for“thought”.Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?Why is a person who plays the piano called a pianist,but a person who drives race car not called a racist?Why are a wise man and a wise guy opposites?Why do overlook and oversee mean opposite things?If horrific means to make horrible,does terrific mean to make terrible?Why is it that if someone tells you that there are 1 billion stars in the universe you will believe them,but if they tell you a wall has wet paint you will have to touch it to be sure?If you take an Oriental person and spin him around several times,does he become disoriented?If people from Poland are called“Poles,”why aren't people from Holland called“ Holes?
提问时间:2020-10-15
答案
只是一片给孩子读的启蒙英语的文章,讲的是英语单词的趣谈,翻译过来不伦不类,就像唐诗宋词不能翻译一样
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