高中英语 module 4 which english？课件 外研版选修8.pptVIP

英语很疯狂，里面有许多自相矛盾的表达，不过这也充分说明了英语是人造的，不是吗？ English Is a Crazy Language English is a crazy language.There is no egg in an eggplant，neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. We take English for granted.But when we explore its paradoxes1，we find that hot dogs can be cold；darkrooms can be lit；homework can be done in school；nightmares can take place in broad daylight while morning sickness and daydreaming can take place at night. And why is it that a writer writes，but fingers dont fing，and hammers2 dont ham？If the plural3 of tooth is teeth，shouldnt the plural of booth be beeth？O