Irish bull 自相矛盾，荒唐可笑的说法
典故：据说，“Irish bull”最初特指“爱尔兰人”——自恃有文化教养的英格兰人认为爱尔兰人说话不合逻辑，而“bull”在古英语中指“逻辑上的错误”。不过，随着时间的推移，这种印有“民族歧视”的烙印已慢慢隐退，现代意义上的“Irish bull”泛指任何人说法上的逻辑错误。
例句："It was hereditary in his family to have no children" is a well known Irish bull。
“没有后嗣是他家族的遗传”这句话是众所周知的自相矛盾的笑话。
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One day, a teacher took his pupils to a chicken farm to pay a visit. When they came near the incubator, chick just got out of its egg shell.一天，老师带学生到养鸡场参观，当他们走近孵化器时，刚好一只小鸡破壳而出。
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