Lost in translation: The hilarious foreign signs that don’t get their English quite rightTVBNOW 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。% K% q4 C8 F0 a* c4 |
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It's the most widely spoken language in the world - but to non-native speakers, English can be horribly confusing. % Z' w# @+ I1 U/ u9 f% A- T8 z公仔箱論壇* i- V' }; @1 F
And attempts to communicate often end hilariously lost in translation.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' }/ d3 V! i. c- R7 m, Q$ t. k
' J) d: U& P" x/ ]/ {0 u# r# KNow a website has compiled a list of the funniest and most bizarre English translations discovered by travellers around the world. 8 \' A: V" \3 N9 b: Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: s: b: x( l; c. u$ H- r 3 N0 m9 @8 \9 x' X, btvb 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 ' a$ Y' f+ n$ D4 Q; C公仔箱論壇 1 o7 U8 x7 O2 n9 H7 v) W公仔箱論壇 ; P G8 v' V; |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTempting treat: This Korean restaurant appears to have invented a whole new method of cooking. Just don't tell Heston Blumenthal 5.39.217.768 Q7 D" Y( P) ^4 j
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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'.$ J7 v% ~7 `/ k: T! f- M' \; v
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The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels. % Q5 k/ F3 z/ x" `9 c" J1 W公仔箱論壇5 y5 |# j6 @4 u' H8 B. y % l' `3 _0 z& J7 h7 N5.39.217.76Invalidity Pregnant Parks: There's definitely an important message here, we're just not quite sure what it is ( x/ f% g5 @) A! g3 x6 c
( b) |: I) O m 8 |9 Q& M9 o3 }: ?% O$ A# D/ y5.39.217.76They've made a boob: Perhaps these Korean bras are designed with breast-feeding mothers in mind & n6 O" T/ u" B2 ]5 l5.39.217.765.39.217.76" Y+ N5 e; f7 t! I 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。+ W5 ]; O3 P3 B- d
Extraordinary telephone? This sign appears to be instructions in the event of an emergency. Let's just pray it never happens 9 }) w$ G# w, X1 {% z7 z; mTVBNOW 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。 " F1 w. T( x5 c1 [1 a8 p# f! T公仔箱論壇 ) t9 g% ` ~ Q9 A, e1 ETVBNOW 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。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 The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels 3 l! K* U D; i' b, F! N2 e9 q8 y* zTVBNOW 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。 7 J* o ]" m) Z y4 a( @. _: }公仔箱論壇 tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ j0 n, m% F$ S- m
Tread lightly: Chinese people are known for their modesty but who would have guessed even the grass is ashamed to smile? 6 x) W" L1 w- \" K6 e公仔箱論壇 8 Q# n8 A( U, t" W2 `; O6 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。They include linguistic mishaps like the South Korean restaurant meal called 'crotch steamed dish'. and an emergency exit accidentally labelled 'emergency exist'. ( [ _% m3 N1 p+ c% N- O+ }9 Z* ~% n5.39.217.76公仔箱論壇1 c$ g! K. u s) M# C" P# L6 d2 i
And truly bizarre Chinese signs warning pedestrians to keep off the grass.$ \9 Q- G( M% B
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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.' . Y& p: e q1 j: V- ^3 l5 H) L5.39.217.76 * Y; n" U7 l4 q+ R5.39.217.76tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 T: v- |9 d! l7 i& V
Deary me: Another hilariously written sign from China 5.39.217.76/ `. l1 t# v* G* Y* m- `
0 F1 `0 ?' |8 e$ l公仔箱論壇 # U& \8 z* f0 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。Bum deal: This Japanese sign certainly shouldn't be taken literally # x. [- z" _# J3 G0 Y 2 t6 A( j) o3 I* G$ [+ `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。 0 r) P0 y- W0 B3 s' H
Maybe it's.. Park, reads the sign above this Chinese eatery, but more likely it's just a load of old gobledegook 5 G4 j8 |, l, x5 c0 P1 r公仔箱論壇 ; k O4 }) q6 @ 4 Z- c+ |7 G5 v8 q0 I5.39.217.76A mistake... or perhaps it was it a stroke of genius? We'd imagine many drivers would slow down after catching a glimpse of this 2 ]! K$ b* Q. H8 u. O5 q公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇, \4 s/ Q( \( w% F( D7 Z- P + h- x1 H$ C# n: s% T" Z5.39.217.76Tramps' delight: There's no place quite like it