Lost in translation: The hilarious foreign signs that don’t get their English quite right公仔箱論壇$ k7 F% M7 q/ j. {" z" c+ T
$ y5 Y" b$ w5 ]1 x7 Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt's the most widely spoken language in the world - but to non-native speakers, English can be horribly confusing.公仔箱論壇2 w x0 g# e$ R9 U
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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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Come 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: s, r! R( J1 ?. N
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1 }2 K& I6 ]5 Z) Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTempting treat: This Korean restaurant appears to have invented a whole new method of cooking. Just don't tell Heston Blumenthal
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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The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% M- N4 [- ^2 L( k6 t' O- L: a
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4 h; R# X( V- R$ R* x0 a' B5.39.217.76Invalidity Pregnant Parks: There's definitely an important message here, we're just not quite sure what it is tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" e1 a7 N! @4 Q4 s
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They've made a boob: Perhaps these Korean bras are designed with breast-feeding mothers in mind5.39.217.76 Y- j% f6 H- ]% j3 E
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2 f9 M0 ]4 O, T' b' h% DExtraordinary telephone? This sign appears to be instructions in the event of an emergency. Let's just pray it never happens tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) E" P6 p8 Q5 H5 G: Q
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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 The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels * h$ s$ d) a, {$ v& r
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) u; Y) i6 u# w: K3 q7 g. ]tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTread lightly: Chinese people are known for their modesty but who would have guessed even the grass is ashamed to smile?
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4 j$ ~% B; `: X3 k9 mThey include linguistic mishaps like the South Korean restaurant meal called 'crotch steamed dish'. and an emergency exit accidentally labelled 'emergency exist'.
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& C, X' G, \0 T: h; \% dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAnd truly bizarre Chinese signs warning pedestrians to keep off the grass.
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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.'& F N4 }) b( t! a4 {
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$ Q5 j1 E2 A; n8 v8 u2 R$ XDeary me: Another hilariously written sign from China 公仔箱論壇4 h5 h& ?& {- ~; X L( J
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. L- y% R+ J, @' X" a5.39.217.76Bum deal: This Japanese sign certainly shouldn't be taken literally5.39.217.760 z0 U3 X5 X# A9 u0 O1 Y
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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 gobledegooktvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 O' \/ W* [$ G7 `% Q
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8 j0 t5 t8 F0 F9 d5.39.217.76A mistake... or perhaps it was it a stroke of genius? We'd imagine many drivers would slow down after catching a glimpse of this 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。& w8 { }- S8 _
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