Lost in translation: The hilarious foreign signs that don’t get their English quite right
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! [8 ?" M) s! r4 q2 O' R KIt's the most widely spoken language in the world - but to non-native speakers, English can be horribly confusing.公仔箱論壇) {- v0 E% x( ^: i
8 m* y; V. n+ e) a! \& D公仔箱論壇And attempts to communicate often end hilariously lost in translation.
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- J5 p5 c, G) c2 U1 s. G- h' Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbNow a website has compiled a list of the funniest and most bizarre English translations discovered by travellers around the world.1 s1 t1 n: G* B' }- r$ s! D9 h1 @7 s/ \
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/ y: e! k k& }* b; E$ e0 dtvb 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
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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 5 K/ }7 ^' A; Q5 o+ V, c
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They 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'.
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The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels.( K$ g% N, E& a' a5 B4 y% l0 V
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Invalidity Pregnant Parks: There's definitely an important message here, we're just not quite sure what it is $ t, b# c6 V1 O; A8 k* b
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They've made a boob: Perhaps these Korean bras are designed with breast-feeding mothers in mindtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: |* {8 {/ w5 J9 E% f
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* W% U# ]/ {+ g公仔箱論壇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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) N: @3 _5 l4 o) _/ K: N: B+ V7 PEmergency 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 The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels ( O7 z/ m$ \6 k4 B" U, ^
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Tread lightly: Chinese people are known for their modesty but who would have guessed even the grass is ashamed to smile?公仔箱論壇3 y# {1 f: o* D; O* Z' g
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They include linguistic mishaps like the South Korean restaurant meal called 'crotch steamed dish'. and an emergency exit accidentally labelled 'emergency exist'.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 V* d: c" B) X( H7 c
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And truly bizarre Chinese signs warning pedestrians to keep off the grass.
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7 G' a/ j& A' r- ?$ \" L5 j* I5.39.217.76Others 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.'5.39.217.76& A4 }6 c0 c% U" E0 l
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6 R) I- l$ U' h& fTVBNOW 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。Deary me: Another hilariously written sign from China 公仔箱論壇+ z _6 U5 @* j
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. u! x6 [8 T$ F3 T, s公仔箱論壇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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