Lost in translation: The hilarious foreign signs that don’t get their English quite right ; i5 L" g/ V3 p( Q0 Q( ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( @: w$ E' w' d* z8 H1 s
It's the most widely spoken language in the world - but to non-native speakers, English can be horribly confusing. 0 ^! U# j! k0 V, f U6 x2 ]1 _) O x- w9 ]2 \' @5.39.217.76And attempts to communicate often end hilariously lost in translation.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 I5 a- Z, ~- U! n5 t- l7 l( v
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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. . ]: [% Q8 P! N1 | / h/ G* u- q- _1 F+ `& ?& x公仔箱論壇 4 k; @# Y5 o1 |& stvb 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 5.39.217.761 O7 V) p$ I: B; Y1 b
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。, m; r9 X) s3 B * Y; n, v d# n1 t5 d, P, q# o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 2 }$ d) H8 N3 q' a) A7 Q( `公仔箱論壇 7 E, [7 i% J3 p# @) T6 s5 M: OThey 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'.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。# P3 w5 f6 t. S+ j8 d
+ p. t, P4 H7 F2 O公仔箱論壇The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their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。4 K+ j1 P6 [6 y6 R: [+ J
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Invalidity Pregnant Parks: There's definitely an important message here, we're just not quite sure what it is 4 q$ B6 T Z* _, Y) i) W % d7 B! Q. g* i' \4 p# L0 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。 - L ^+ i8 ?& P3 s4 o$ o/ [+ s公仔箱論壇They've made a boob: Perhaps these Korean bras are designed with breast-feeding mothers in mind * X; i; c; N- Q/ L/ C L) n* 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。 * [6 W. N, o2 G) C: TTVBNOW 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 v# Z7 y" \# b# iExtraordinary telephone? This sign appears to be instructions in the event of an emergency. Let's just pray it never happens ( O8 q$ ~ v& v5.39.217.76! `: r; N9 O4 F/ B3 j' a6 ]& R 3 o* S8 `- K: }% Q! b9 C$ _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 5.39.217.76# b& W- z A, G7 @
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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?% T0 M- ^% C" n& L
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They include linguistic mishaps like the South Korean restaurant meal called 'crotch steamed dish'. and an emergency exit accidentally labelled 'emergency exist'.公仔箱論壇/ x- c/ O6 T* B; f( D2 ?# K
0 W1 j U' R4 M+ H8 }2 ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAnd truly bizarre Chinese signs warning pedestrians to keep off the grass.2 o4 i0 c+ v$ u6 G$ T
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One read: 'The small grass is feel ashamed to smile, please don’t bother it', while another says: 'Dear. Don’t Trample Me.' 8 _8 a5 m! K" B3 ~tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb : m7 L- m i% i8 J: f% z5.39.217.76Others 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.' " }0 R8 N5 d; k# gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb : P1 G( m f; r! O' i# _公仔箱論壇- j+ Q" w# _# m7 ]5 [+ E$ ^
Deary me: Another hilariously written sign from China 5.39.217.763 C6 q6 O7 R% ^, W+ Z* }
. A6 Q1 Q) ?& o# a& U 7 v6 n" }" B+ O h' B v) l, w& CBum deal: This Japanese sign certainly shouldn't be taken literally. \2 `- W% x) }1 K9 f& k( |3 ]% U
5.39.217.76 a4 ^$ a% b9 r% O! G! |8 r ( r& Y/ \6 P' j3 R7 Q5.39.217.76Maybe it's.. Park, reads the sign above this Chinese eatery, but more likely it's just a load of old gobledegook5.39.217.76- \, q. p6 x) I' O
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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 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。4 R' F5 s: B7 E$ D9 ^. [
# w# r* Q. `2 Y) {4 @1 C8 K/ c/ C& c# X公仔箱論壇 6 T: f1 h; g; r! s# `: STramps' delight: There's no place quite like it