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刚到美国时,在English Today上抄下来的(那时上网是很有限地):
Great Expectations English Today April,1997 Roger Berry
Why is it that HERE Doesn\'t rhyme with THERE? It would if spelling were not such a traitor These words so insincere Are simply everywhere As in the case of Heater/SWEATER/GREATER
The same is true of WEIGHT Which pays no heed to HEIGHT Although the spelling seems to point to parity If you\'re a child of EIGHT It calls for quite a SLEIGHT Of mind to handle such irregularity
And then there\'re FOOD and BROOD which give no guide to GOOD Still less to BLOOD or FLOOD\'s pronunciation If you say MUD not MOOD You\'ll be MISUNDERSTOOD Result? A breakdown of communication And not to mention NONE Which doesn\'t go with GONE As if to say it\'s not worth spending time with I feel that I\'ve been DONE When poets offer SHONE As partner to a word it doesn\'t rhyme with And worst of all there\'s COUGH That\'s out of touch with TOUGH While BOUGH and TOUGH add further complications With THOROUGH,THROUGH and TROUGH It\'s time to cry ENOUGH Of words that don\'t live up to expections
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