Lost in translation: The hilarious foreign signs that don’t get their English quite right % h n/ C. v( T: E& }. e6 D, ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvb公仔箱論壇: E& o/ n% ]7 w9 K+ [
It's the most widely spoken language in the world - but to non-native speakers, English can be horribly confusing.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 j' \: W: [- W% s
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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.9 s% S7 ?# |9 V) I& e
tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" o# _' I, [ ~1 h+ V $ s/ {6 c6 V5 T. k" @/ v) j4 dCome again! We're not quite sure what message the writer of this particular sign advertising drinking cups is trying to get across 5.39.217.76( M% l$ U# H- g) B: q7 v5 p
9 H9 D6 X) G: R/ U 2 C# }" ~" f6 hTempting treat: This Korean restaurant appears to have invented a whole new method of cooking. Just don't tell Heston Blumenthal & L u3 N1 J) ~2 u, J3 S 4 L+ g3 f' t$ G$ G6 J3 O8 G公仔箱論壇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that bizarrely just reads 'a time sex thing'. 3 N; [+ n+ n3 \2 A- D/ F% O2 M 4 R+ D+ i5 V' e& {9 q, uThe signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels. ; D: N' W/ z" x: w) |7 d" L" q8 \! S( o4 Y( j( M7 D 0 U7 o$ `* p, {, d, c* V$ bTVBNOW 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。Invalidity Pregnant Parks: There's definitely an important message here, we're just not quite sure what it is ' q2 R& [( e. c: ]4 _9 \# D5 Z( u公仔箱論壇 2 H, @2 i/ h! \+ L5 V # X& ]$ D9 k) o5.39.217.76They've made a boob: Perhaps these Korean bras are designed with breast-feeding mothers in mind8 z2 Y9 }: l4 |
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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 3 b) i0 c' C$ ~* o& E+ {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。1 N# N! F5 Q5 T3 B7 F" `% ` 0 y' a7 M: q" k- E, i
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 The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels 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。( u0 J/ V( V1 K8 ]8 K( t
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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?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" ]2 S f2 m2 M$ L
4 a ~ Y7 ~! @, J3 XTVBNOW 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。They include linguistic mishaps like the South Korean restaurant meal called 'crotch steamed dish'. and an emergency exit accidentally labelled 'emergency exist'.# i& S' U: J8 u" |
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And truly bizarre Chinese signs warning pedestrians to keep off the grass. ' ?" Q9 t( }/ p# v' o3 f( }$ qTVBNOW 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。- u1 F# C! P/ Q( k' @+ Z* n
One read: 'The small grass is feel ashamed to smile, please don’t bother it', while another says: 'Dear. Don’t Trample Me.' 9 l( J3 k* p: g4 ?/ t9 A: s# h, c$ c K' R& l& m+ n8 V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.'公仔箱論壇, E0 n' Y9 A# A$ D j3 X9 w
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Deary me: Another hilariously written sign from China * M0 D; T: `& g( B& STVBNOW 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。 $ D0 e( O5 {2 y7 F0 q% j1 S) Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvb - t9 ?, V R. U W9 etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBum deal: This Japanese sign certainly shouldn't be taken literally2 O! K7 f% a0 q1 T* D3 `
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。! \# b. i+ }/ ^, }% l K # w3 v4 |" B' |- Y! |, D. STVBNOW 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。Maybe it's.. Park, reads the sign above this Chinese eatery, but more likely it's just a load of old gobledegook ' `2 j& k: k+ v& G4 |7 a1 t- l4 `公仔箱論壇 6 T4 e# c: z3 ?4 y- @6 wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb # z+ k" c3 b: E2 o, ]3 c- S6 f0 N) Z/ bA mistake... or perhaps it was it a stroke of genius? We'd imagine many drivers would slow down after catching a glimpse of this 5.39.217.76% ~6 D) x) M# O ?7 O
tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 d8 k, Q T M% q" q 3 _* L T9 d" m8 ^公仔箱論壇Tramps' delight: There's no place quite like it
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