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北风与太阳
The North Wind and the Sun were arguing about which of them was stronger. Just then, a traveler wearing a warm coat came walking along the road. They agreed that whoever first made the traveler take off his coat would be considered the stronger. The North Wind blew as hard as he could, but the harder he blew, the more tightly the traveler wrapped his coat around him. In the end, the North Wind gave up. Then the Sun shone warmly, and the traveler immediately took off his coat. And so the North Wind had to admit that the Sun was stronger than he was.
- 名词没有阴阳性之分，形容词的形式也不变，比如'a big dog'、'big dogs'。
- 基本语序是主语-动词-宾语，比如'I eat rice'（我吃饭）。
- 1066年诺曼征服之后，英语从法语借了很多词，比如'beef'（牛肉）和'pork'（猪肉）。
- 拼写和发音不总是一致。'though'、'through'、'tough'里的'ough'读法各不相同。