Lost in translation: The hilarious foreign signs that don’t get their English quite right8 B* s' n) X/ ^
" \1 z+ N) g& p2 D$ }: CIt's the most widely spoken language in the world - but to non-native speakers, English can be horribly confusing. / y4 e8 o: T) V8 p6 l! F5.39.217.76 # n0 B3 ]" D7 e4 X0 ?And attempts to communicate often end hilariously lost in translation. # t: O* s+ m- g/ T5.39.217.76( ?5 g" z7 o/ g, ?% }8 O
Now a website has compiled a list of the funniest and most bizarre English translations discovered by travellers around the world.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 [1 R4 \- q8 Y& ]' o3 A; ^1 e
: d" j! F" p- h ( `2 ~. i! \: ITVBNOW 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。Come again! We're not quite sure what message the writer of this particular sign advertising drinking cups is trying to get across ! |4 [4 X* {2 j* E. K: c( a0 P 5 N4 J0 i1 x/ p 1 Y* @6 F2 `+ T/ \7 cTempting treat: This Korean restaurant appears to have invented a whole new method of cooking. Just don't tell Heston Blumenthal 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。9 v) k. W) V0 c2 A$ X
- M, V. m# ~! \ CThey 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'. ( J, y! u# D& e, \公仔箱論壇 : b. _. [* c" N: K6 \" e& ~2 F! zThe signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels. 1 w. }+ U4 L5 B3 n, Ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! t1 v- I) t6 t% p1 d " F1 {% ]- j( m0 N+ ?+ S: P5 `5.39.217.76Invalidity Pregnant Parks: There's definitely an important message here, we're just not quite sure what it is J4 R+ ]& g4 V* ^
' d0 e& c) |/ g C2 T4 ] P& c! [; K; q$ k, ]3 P- cThey've made a boob: Perhaps these Korean bras are designed with breast-feeding mothers in mind 6 P y/ w0 m6 o1 V0 t% h公仔箱論壇 + A5 o( W. @( CTVBNOW 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。 公仔箱論壇$ b, z! M" p [: i
Extraordinary telephone? This sign appears to be instructions in the event of an emergency. Let's just pray it never happens ' \$ D8 Y3 @6 F7 ~5 ~5.39.217.76 9 f3 [8 K( Z6 x7 o% L: C$ t' iTVBNOW 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 I( {5 K( ^" X8 _; H8 rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbEmergency 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 The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels 公仔箱論壇8 T$ ? ~: v" k% \6 u& s! X
8 r. Y' J0 C7 |% w4 W! o, W " L2 r& o6 G/ X$ z) UTVBNOW 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。Tread lightly: Chinese people are known for their modesty but who would have guessed even the grass is ashamed to smile? , d* b& q% T: S+ Q7 G: Y5.39.217.761 l% f( `" c5 P( X) x0 y/ V
They include linguistic mishaps like the South Korean restaurant meal called 'crotch steamed dish'. and an emergency exit accidentally labelled 'emergency exist'. * O$ P! l" f4 f1 ?; j, C. N5 t 6 O( X( `7 o( v3 o公仔箱論壇And truly bizarre Chinese signs warning pedestrians to keep off the grass. : z3 c7 y0 \$ {" ? \ m0 ~* Etvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 n8 x2 b, b: r
One read: 'The small grass is feel ashamed to smile, please don’t bother it', while another says: 'Dear. Don’t Trample Me.'5.39.217.76- l0 c1 a u7 {6 v: s; _
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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.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 d9 O0 y1 s/ ]" T( B9 \
- K7 c% `! T& q. @5 N/ } " Y8 @( I; u# l# O0 p0 iDeary me: Another hilariously written sign from China % [' o/ k# O3 R公仔箱論壇 ( L' ^7 \+ o6 F6 e' x 9 P8 {$ e2 F6 d" E2 }/ s+ G( zBum deal: This Japanese sign certainly shouldn't be taken literallyTVBNOW 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。# B# D- _0 M1 g% I0 Z
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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 W4 y' O; ?( q" 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 ! F% ^# `. o$ [! I' dTVBNOW 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。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" b3 s% P4 I3 l) P" { s5 v7 I0 v0 c - {- L" Q" Y( N* b o6 l
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