英语里24个不可理喻的怪词
<p><span word="English">English</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crazy">crazy</span> <span word="language">language</span>. 英语里有许多非常好玩的单词。它们的词意和表明上看起来的完全没有关系。都有哪些个怪词，让我们赶快来瞧一瞧。</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="egg">egg</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eggplant">eggplant</span> (1)<span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="ham">ham</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hamburger">hamburger</span>(2); <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="apple">apple</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="pine">pine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pineapple">pineapple</span>(3)。</p><p>鸡蛋和茄子没什么血缘关系;苹果和凤梨的长相差距很大。</p><p><span word="English">English</span> <span word="muffins">muffins</span>(4) <span word="weren">weren</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="invented">invented</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="fries">fries</span>(5) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="France">France</span>。</p><p>英式松饼的家乡不是英国;炸土豆条的发源地也不是法国。</p><p><span word="Sweetmeats">Sweetmeats</span>(6) <span word="are">are</span> <span word="candies">candies</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="sweetbreads">sweetbreads</span>(7)， <span word="which">which</span> <span word="aren">aren</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="meat">meat</span>。</p><p>蜜饯(<span word="sweetmeats">sweetmeats</span>)不是肉，是甜的;杂碎(<span word="sweetbreads">sweetbreads</span>)是肉，不是甜的。</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="quicksand">quicksand</span>(8) <span word="can">can</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span>, <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="rings">rings</span>(9) <span word="are">are</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="guinea">guinea</span> <span word="pig">pig</span>(10) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Guinea">Guinea</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pig">pig</span>。</p><p>流沙其实流得很慢;拳击台是方形的;实验用的小豚鼠的老家不是几内亚，长相和猪属于两种型。</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vegetarian">vegetarian</span>(11) <span word="eats">eats</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span>(12) <span word="eat">eat</span>?</p><p>素食主义者吃蔬菜，人道主义者吃人(<span word="human">human</span>)?</p><p><span word="How">How</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slim">slim</span> <span word="chance">chance</span>(13) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fat">fat</span> <span word="chance">chance</span>(14) <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="man">man</span>(15) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="guy">guy</span>(16) <span word="are">are</span> <span word="opposites">opposites</span>?</p><p>胖瘦截然相反，可后面跟着<span word="chance">chance</span>就都变成&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;机会渺茫了;聪明人(<span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="man">man</span>)改一个词，就沦落为自作聪明的人(<span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="guy">guy</span>)。</p>
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