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1、YouthinkEnglishiseasy??1)Thebandagewaswoundaroundthewound.2)Thefarmwasusedtoproduceproduce.3)Thedumpwassofullthatithadtorefusemorerefuse.4)WemustpolishthePolishfurniture.5)Hecouldleadifhewouldgettheleadout.6)Thesoldierdecidedtodeserthisdessertinthedesert.7)
2、Sincethereisnotimelikethepresent,hethoughtitwastimetopresentthepresent.8)Abasswaspaintedontheheadofthebassdrum.9)Whenshotat,thedovedoveintothebushes.10)Ididnotobjecttotheobject.11)Theinsurancewasinvalidfortheinvalid.12)Therewasarowamongtheoarsmenabouthowtor
3、ow.13)Theyweretooclosetothedoortocloseit.14)Thebuckdoesfunnythingswhenthedoesarepresent.15)Aseamstressandasewerfelldownintoasewerline.16)Tohelpwithplanting,thefarmertaughthissowtosow.17)Thewindwastoostrongtowindthesail.18)UponseeingthetearinthepaintingIshed
4、atear.19)Ihadtosubjectthesubjecttoaseriesoftests.20)HowcanIintimatethistomymostintimatefriend?Let'sfaceit-Englishisacrazylanguage.Thereisnoeggineggplant,norhaminhamburger; neitherapplenorpineinpineapple.Englishmuffinsweren'tinventedinEnglandorFrenchfriesinF
5、rance.Sweetmeatsarecandieswhilesweetbreads,whicharen'tsweet,aremeat.WetakeEnglishforgranted.Butifweexploreitsparadoxes,wefindthatquicksandcanworkslowly,boxingringsaresquareandaguineapigisneitherfromGuineanorisitapig.Andwhyisitthatwriterswritebutfingersdon't
6、fing,grocersdon'tgroceandhammersdon'tham? Ifthepluraloftoothisteeth,whyisn'tthepluralofbooth,beeth?Onegoose,2geese.Soonemoose,2meese? Oneindex,2indices? Doesn'titseemcrazythatyoucanmakeamendsbutnotoneamend?Ifyouhaveabunchofoddsandendsandgetridofallbutoneoft
7、hem,whatdoyoucallit?Ifteacherstaught,whydidn'tpreacherspraught?Ifavegetarianeatsvegetables,whatdoesahumanitarianeat? SometimesIthinkalltheEnglishspeakersshouldbecommittedtoanasylumfortheverballyinsane. Inwhatlanguagedopeoplereciteataplayandplayatarecital?Sh
8、ipbytruckandsendcargobyship? Havenosesthatrunandfeetthatsmell?Howcanaslimchanceandafatchancebethesame,whileawisemanandawiseguyareopposites?Youhavetomarvelattheuniquelunacyofalanguageinwhichyourhousecan
