Lost in translation: The hilarious foreign signs that don’t get their English quite right5.39.217.76, U8 |1 v, N3 s- [7 l! G4 ]
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It's the most widely spoken language in the world - but to non-native speakers, English can be horribly confusing. * [$ A! |. q$ r& u, n公仔箱論壇 3 o9 g$ c) U7 s4 P& v* D8 X/ gAnd attempts to communicate often end hilariously lost in translation.6 U- @ y' T1 z5 Y
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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.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。 E* r8 q* R1 Q; `3 s
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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 tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" B7 i8 D; A( q8 M* n! z
; W$ R8 I+ N9 r) E, A% U5.39.217.76 ) h0 l @7 D* F+ {! ?公仔箱論壇Tempting treat: This Korean restaurant appears to have invented a whole new method of cooking. Just don't tell Heston Blumenthal 5.39.217.76. X: y6 {7 U; r1 J1 q
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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'. ; r" Y8 [. p( T( x8 R1 Q& X7 jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ' E( w/ D+ b$ E6 IThe signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels. % M7 y2 [& ]7 R/ e9 itvb now,tvbnow,bttvb % s( i7 F; Z; G0 J @% ]5 b% S1 } ' D6 N0 Q7 q/ [, A; M9 l公仔箱論壇Invalidity Pregnant Parks: There's definitely an important message here, we're just not quite sure what it is 0 `5 F! U, Y# D6 Y6 @; @5 xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb公仔箱論壇& U7 G. l) k- Y) G/ Q tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- N# A( Z$ |) X* u/ L* z: D. }" F
They've made a boob: Perhaps these Korean bras are designed with breast-feeding mothers in mind 4 z2 U: M8 }/ FTVBNOW 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。 . f, ?- m. f; ~* B6 w公仔箱論壇 8 ?- E3 \+ j+ H" a# 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。Extraordinary telephone? This sign appears to be instructions in the event of an emergency. Let's just pray it never happens 5 s+ R7 |& J+ f2 j! l- k- pTVBNOW 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。 4 {% m" s h0 I$ E) k9 h( T6 [公仔箱論壇 ) A( a; L9 K2 H' `* f5 ~公仔箱論壇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。5 V: ~* G g" S9 u3 _
4 n" m4 n- ]9 B' N: j) O- Q8 @+ O$ {6 U2 ATVBNOW 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 D0 E1 A) Z" n. R3 m, g: ^; T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?! G! z$ B( a2 Q* w& o& `
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And truly bizarre Chinese signs warning pedestrians to keep off the grass. 4 h) m6 T! }7 f* Q& x$ NTVBNOW 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。 * e) |9 {3 t3 i2 MOne read: 'The small grass is feel ashamed to smile, please don’t bother it', while another says: 'Dear. Don’t Trample Me.' ' K+ B! G) ]0 x* o- E# t1 v 2 I4 _3 Q M+ d5 \* G/ ~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 E+ p* L7 ]. Y7 H公仔箱論壇9 Q A, t4 s# O5 z! W' V" p 9 }& g) j2 C, N* Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDeary me: Another hilariously written sign from China 公仔箱論壇; u0 c5 x0 M% h% o
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Bum deal: This Japanese sign certainly shouldn't be taken literally1 w/ u* }; P* p1 G; 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,bttvb% [. D+ Z0 x% S1 _; }+ C
9 Y2 m6 h) r4 S. ?+ o . n+ h; h# \* D$ x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 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。- O/ s( s/ b2 {, ` d0 n
( {& a: m# K1 \3 L$ {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。 U2 a1 z* b4 e# o8 DTramps' delight: There's no place quite like it