2019年6月英语四级美文：English as a Crazy Language思维导图

1.EnglishasaCrazyLanguage

2.Let’sfaceit—Englishisacrazylanguage.

3.Thereisneithereggineggplantnorhaminhamburger;

4.neitherapplenorpineinpineapple.

5.Englishmuffinsweren’tinventedinEnglandorFrenchfriesinFrance.

6.Sweetmeatsarecandieswhilesweetbreads,whicharen’tsweet,aremeat.

7.WetakeEnglishforgranted.

8.Butifweexploreitsparadoxes,

9.wefindthatquicksandcanworkslowly,

10.boxingringsaresquareandaguineapigisneitherfromGuineanorisitapig.

11.Ifthepluraloftoothisteeth,

12.whyisn’tthepluralofboothbeeth?

13.Onegoose,twogeese.

14.Soonemoose,twomeese?

15.Doesn’titseemcrazythatyoucanmakeamendsbutnotoneamend,

16.thatyoucombthroughannalsofhistorybutnotasingleannal?

17.Ifyouhaveabunchofoddsandendsandgetridofallbutoneofthem,

18.whatdoyoucallit?

19.SometimesIthinkalltheEnglishspeakersshouldbecommittedtoanasylum

20.fortheverballyinsane.

21.Inwhatlanguagedopeoplereciteataplayandplayatarecital?

22.Shipbytruckandsendcargobyship?

23.Havenosesthatrunandfeetthatsmell?

24.Parkondrivewaysanddriveonparkways?

25.Howcanaslimchanceandafatchancebethesame,

26.whileawisemanandwiseguyareopposite?

27.Howcantheweatherbehotashellonedayandcoldashellanother?

28.Englishwasinventedbypeople,notcomputers,

29.anditreflectsthecreativityofthehumanrace.

30.Thatiswhy,whenthestarsareout,theyarevisible,

31.butwhenthelightsareout,theyareinvisible.

32.Andwhy,whenIwindupmywatch,Istartit,

33.butwhenIwindupthisessay,Iendit.