Lost in translation: The hilarious foreign signs that don’t get their English quite right: C% k) n/ B7 p) J) k, ^
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It's the most widely spoken language in the world - but to non-native speakers, English can be horribly confusing.5.39.217.76# F3 }/ J8 o0 t+ t: J, Q
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And attempts to communicate often end hilariously lost in translation.公仔箱論壇) X( S' k9 \; O% M4 J3 c
5 k6 x3 F/ M+ W. o q$ nNow a website has compiled a list of the funniest and most bizarre English translations discovered by travellers around the world. 4 i0 P& R$ s1 y& Z, I" d) n O 0 f8 p& U/ K/ ^tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb % h% {0 Y0 t8 N0 SCome again! We're not quite sure what message the writer of this particular sign advertising drinking cups is trying to get across 5.39.217.761 \) D7 T# s A1 H! K5 l
公仔箱論壇9 F( V2 F; @& X/ D( Y 3 h6 _$ t, u+ ]! w" q3 `8 }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。Tempting 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。3 i/ n$ e" x/ z( P: q* T
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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'. . L& z3 Q7 }, j8 D& ]5 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。公仔箱論壇$ X" t8 ~- Y1 N" E
The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels. ( L- [0 L: p7 R' l" V* U" c- \ * d6 B( m9 h# V7 H0 {' n/ l! _$ E 3 S6 q/ H& y( {, u5.39.217.76Invalidity Pregnant Parks: There's definitely an important message here, we're just not quite sure what it is 1 Q) ^$ b3 c1 h/ Q
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) ^* {, g) o6 b4 I6 m$ r4 V ] : t) Q6 }( {( N. Vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbExtraordinary telephone? This sign appears to be instructions in the event of an emergency. Let's just pray it never happens 5.39.217.76+ X, W6 `3 f5 P1 ^7 N7 y8 r: J- s
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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 The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels 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。! I" W" }$ |9 X, L/ n1 N
" k: R$ c8 P+ J3 b! _ 8 \; h$ O" e$ u' F公仔箱論壇Tread lightly: Chinese people are known for their modesty but who would have guessed even the grass is ashamed to smile? 5 W7 q, W8 X' U- B Z公仔箱論壇 : l: i C* d7 J8 T \9 T8 oTVBNOW 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'./ l: d4 i; O0 F1 c
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And truly bizarre Chinese signs warning pedestrians to keep off the grass. * I8 e' _2 O% q! w: O" Y' U 8 y4 f) [+ V8 E0 }One read: 'The small grass is feel ashamed to smile, please don’t bother it', while another says: 'Dear. Don’t Trample Me.' 3 }; c. @9 y5 D3 Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ C; M- B6 N) h; v' ?4 s$ j) V9 P
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.' ' {9 w8 c* p- J" g6 stvb now,tvbnow,bttvb $ e; l7 l k% l/ {tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* M/ N9 }$ g; s9 `8 F+ F. X6 o* Y
Deary me: Another hilariously written sign from China tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; U) v/ u2 g: p+ a9 l- L' V; E
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. s( _/ I. B% o8 L/ t/ s5 ]5.39.217.76 ~$ C4 F# N' L$ h L* @* o: J6 y6 rMaybe it's.. Park, reads the sign above this Chinese eatery, but more likely it's just a load of old gobledegook ' j+ T+ C& |% N0 Q- F& }* V+ T. D7 o" {9 J! c5 O # K: D7 g" ] F/ d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 + E/ S; g2 d; x4 R) v% b2 ^. [& F* B 7 M) _& ]8 R0 x公仔箱論壇 公仔箱論壇& i0 H' R0 ^% A# _& S2 \% D, w1 \$ f
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