Lost in translation: The hilarious foreign signs that don’t get their English quite rightTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。; f# N, V8 d1 l) Q) J
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It's the most widely spoken language in the world - but to non-native speakers, English can be horribly confusing.公仔箱論壇. F) L1 b- O: z( }" e
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And attempts to communicate often end hilariously lost in translation.
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Now a website has compiled a list of the funniest and most bizarre English translations discovered by travellers around the world.
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' p. z' U6 B p+ _tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbCome again! We're not quite sure what message the writer of this particular sign advertising drinking cups is trying to get across 公仔箱論壇( l# H- ^# a6 {& W! O8 N
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Tempting treat: This Korean restaurant appears to have invented a whole new method of cooking. Just don't tell Heston Blumenthal
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2 c9 Z- j V/ c: Q, k* g* ]tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThey include a bra advertised in Japan as 'dairy comfort'; a warning in Indonesia about an 'accident porn area' and a supermarket sign that bizarrely just reads 'a time sex thing'.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。0 Q& g- A. z2 e o2 M
% T! f& Q& M/ e/ D0 t公仔箱論壇The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels.
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# X2 Z: l* U! vInvalidity Pregnant Parks: There's definitely an important message here, we're just not quite sure what it is TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。# c% Q( N' U3 N' I' I1 H/ m
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( L1 y t2 K4 Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThey've made a boob: Perhaps these Korean bras are designed with breast-feeding mothers in mind公仔箱論壇6 F' i: V7 i6 B$ j/ f$ G7 U- {) e
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Extraordinary telephone? This sign appears to be instructions in the event of an emergency. Let's just pray it never happens
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Emergency Exist! The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: H6 B2 D: Q+ }. l9 K! b
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( ]: S, ^4 }, n3 c& i# O/ bTread lightly: Chinese people are known for their modesty but who would have guessed even the grass is ashamed to smile?
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( J7 H0 k/ F$ q2 O1 h# t9 U) O5 a公仔箱論壇They include linguistic mishaps like the South Korean restaurant meal called 'crotch steamed dish'. and an emergency exit accidentally labelled 'emergency exist'.公仔箱論壇0 j+ W- ^8 B# Y8 f3 ?
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One read: 'The small grass is feel ashamed to smile, please don’t bother it', while another says: 'Dear. Don’t Trample Me.'TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。/ j& u- O d; Q2 t# s3 s
! M# R7 i' Q# Q$ _* B: p公仔箱論壇Others atttempts at English are are simply unexplainable, like the sign found on a bus in Beijing, China that reads: 'Please Take the Initiative for Bringing Invalidity Pregnant Parks.'
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Bum deal: This Japanese sign certainly shouldn't be taken literally) l8 Y( r2 q! O
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Maybe it's.. Park, reads the sign above this Chinese eatery, but more likely it's just a load of old gobledegook5.39.217.76( F o" f3 ^ r5 M1 U
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A mistake... or perhaps it was it a stroke of genius? We'd imagine many drivers would slow down after catching a glimpse of this
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