成才之路·英语路漫漫其修远兮吾将上下而求索外研版·选修8WhichEnglish？Module4背景e站链接英语很疯狂，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？EnglishIsaCrazyLanguageEnglishisacrazylanguage.Thereisnoegginaneggplant，neitherpinenorappleinapineappleandnohaminahamburger.WetakeEnglishforgranted.Butwhenweexploreitsparadoxes1，wefindthathotdogscanbecold；darkroomscanbelit；homeworkcanbedoneinschool；nightmarescantakeplaceinbroaddaylightwhilemorningsicknessanddaydreamingcantakeplaceatnight.Andwhyisitthatawriterwrites，butfingersdon'tfing，andhammers2don'tham？Iftheplural3oftoothisteeth，shouldn'tthepluralofboothbebeeth？Onegoose，twogeese—soonemoose，twomeese?Howcanaslimchanceandafatchancebethesame，whileawisemanandawiseguyareopposites？Howcanoverlookandoversee4beopposites，whilequitealotandquiteafewarealike？Howcantheweatherbehotashellonedayandcoldashellthenext?Englishwasinventedbypeople，notcomputers，anditreflectsthecreativityofhumanbeings.That'swhy，whenstarsareout，theyarevisible，butwhenthelightsareout，theyareinvisible.Andthat'swhy，whenIwindupmywatch，Istartit；butwhenIwindupthisessay，Iendit.知识点击：1．paradox/ˈpærədɒks/n.自相矛盾的事或人2．hammer/ˈhæmə(r)/n.锤子，榔头3．plural/ˈplʊərəl/n.复数(形式)4．oversee/ˈəʊvəˈsiː/v.监督，监视
