英国段子手爆笑吐槽：世界各地坑爹英文(图)

　　英语是当今世界上最通用的语言之一，但如果翻译不当，意思将截然不同。

　　最近，环游世界三年，英国段子手 Charlie Croker完成了一本新书叫《完全错误的翻译：当我迷失在国外》，给大家分享了一些在他看起来最酷的翻译错误。

　　旅行篇

　　Travel troubles

　　旅行本身就是非常考验人的经验，这些误导人的标识反而会使旅行更加艰难。Travelling can be a testing experience – and these very misleading signs don’t make it any easier.。.

　　1. 在中国的一个机场，官方特别要求“Please confirm your car is licked(locked?)”，难道你洗车是用舔的？

　　An airport in China made this special request of drivers: “Please confirm your car is licked。” Surely a car wash would suffice?

　　2. 在印度有个繁华的路旁竖着这样一个牌子，上面写着醒目的警告语：走路小心，情色(强奸？)事件重灾区。可是你们确定这样明目张胆难道不会有很多不明真相的围观群众？

　　Meanwhile there was this eye-catching warning on a busy stretch of road in India: “Go slow – accident porn area。” Bet there were a few rubberneckers for that one.

　　3. 在希腊的某条路上行走的时候你会多次遇到这样的站牌，上面写着警告语：在海岸公路停车是会被咬死。天啊噜。

　　And you might get more than you bargain for on this Greek road, where a sign warns: “Parking is for bitten along the coastal road。” Ouch。

　　4. 自驾游总是会被各种标识误导，天知道你会被引导到哪去。可是坐火车也好不到哪去，中国的火车厕所里总有这样一句话：当火车在马厩里的时候，请不要用厕所。那么马睡在哪里。

　　Though driving has its pitfalls, things don’t get much better on the trains. A notice on a toilet in China reads: “Do not use toilet while train is in stable。” Where do the horses sleep, then?

　　5. 在利比亚的Monrovia，不要觉得自己是成年人就可以乱吸烟，因为那里总会有这样的提示语：请变成小盆友，再使用烟灰缸。

　　Don’t think about smoking if you are a fully fledged adult travelling in Monrovia, Liberia. There, a notice reads: “Dear passengers, please be tiny when using ashtrays。”

　　6. 在中国机场，你可能在托运行李的时候会遇到一点痛苦，咱们把行李托运处叫做“Luggage disembowel”算了我们为了保护我们的内部器官，还是手提行李吧。

　　And at a Chinese airport you may be in for somthing painful at the baggage drop. They call it: “Luggage disembowel。” It may well be better to keep your internal organs and take hand luggage – just to be on the safe side。

　　购物篇

　　Shopping slip-ups.。.

　　假期想要血拼？买东西一定要小心。

　　Fancy a spot of shopping on your hols? Be careful what you buy.。.

　　1. 虽然英国人在国外的声誉不是特别好，但是印度人也用不着在标语上写着：肛门(Anus)英语学院，绝对没问题。

　　Brits abroad don’t have the best reputation but there’s no need for this sign in Pratap Pura, India: “Anus English Academy – no problem。”

　　2. 在中国，为了吸引广大妇女，一家女装店这样打广告：免费送咪咪(Take free titty)。

　　A “Take free titty” notice in a women’s clothes shop in China says is bound to attract the wrong clientele。

　　3. 图中这个人拿着镶着喵星人照片的相框，下面的标识却是：My dog。

　　And someone was clearly having a bad day at work when they framed this picture of a cat with the caption, “My dog”。

　　4. 德国慕尼黑一家卖巴伐利亚啤酒的商店打广告：我们只卖啤酒渣。你确定你们能赚钱？

　　A shop selling Bavarian beer mugs in Munich, Germany, boasts “We sell beer stains”. We doubt they make much of a profit。

　　5. 迪拜的一个裁缝创立的品牌叫做“The In Trend”，谁能想到缩写却是“TiT”(小奶头？)

　　A tailor in Dubai called The In Trend didn’t think it through – the labels on his garments read “TiT”。

　　6. Aix-en-Provence的一家法国运动装备商店需要重新考虑一下自己的商店名：运动员的脚

　　One French sports shoe shop in Aix-en-Provence might need to rethink its name – Athlete’s Foot。

　　7. 我们和美国人一样是说英语的，但是这也阻止不了他们一家服装店这样打广告：Wonderful bargains for men with 16 and 17 necks(好吧你们米国男人都十几个脖子)

　　We may talk the same language but that hasn’t stopped one US clothes store coming up with this gem: “Wonderful bargains for men with 16 and 17 necks。”

　　8. 肯塔基州有家洗衣店打广告：Don’t kill your wife. Let our washing machines do the dirty work(不要让洗衣服这件事谋杀你老婆，脏活我们来干)真是什么服务都有。

　　And this Kentucky store has another pearler: “Don’t kill your wife. Let our washing machines do the dirty work。”

　　9. 一家中国书店必须为中土世界实现这个承诺“Sports and hobbits”(体育与霍比特人)

　　A Chinese bookshop must be trying to cash in on Middle Earth in a section for “Sports and hobbits”。

　　10. 泰国一家珠宝店写着“色情宝石”，你们城里人真会玩。

　　A Thai hotel jeweller has “Porn gems”. For the filthy rich perhaps?

　　食物篇

　　Recipes for disaster.。.

　　美食是假期最好的组成部分，但是万一你的食谱中出现这些神翻译。

　　Eating out is one of the best parts of a holiday, unless your menu includes one of these unusual treats.。.

　　1. 美国的一种蓝莓果酱瓶上写着：奶奶的味道。

　　A jar of black raspberry jam in America: “Tastes Like Grandma。” We all love our grandmas but no one wants to eat her。

　　2. 中国一家餐馆的菜单上有这道菜：grilled sexual harassment烧烤的性骚扰。(咸猪手？猪蹄？)

　　Meanwhile, another China restaurant has “grilled sexual harassment” on its menu。

　　3. 马德里的一家餐馆的菜单里同样也有这样的一道菜：律师身上的泡沫

　　Which would go nicely with the “Lawyer Foam” that appeared on a menu in Madrid。

　　旅馆篇

　　Hotel howlers.。.

　　当你入住后一切并不会安定下来。

　　And things don’t get much better after you check in.。.

　　1. 法国一家旅馆的卫生间里有这样一个警告标语：Do not throw kidney in the toilet(不要把你的肾扔到卫生间里)。那能扔我的肝么。

　　A sign in a hotel bathroom in France warns guests: “Do not throw kidney in the toilet。” Does that mean a liver is allowed?

　　2. 哈萨克斯坦的一家旅馆似乎不能好好玩耍了，他们的旅馆里有这样的标语：There is a bowel (bowl?)of fruit in each room(每个房间里都有水果的肠子)。

　　While this sign in Kazakhstan certainly isn’t going to encourage us to get our five a day: “There is a bowel of fruit in each room。” Yum。

　　英国段子手爆笑吐槽：世界各地的坑爹英文集锦

　　3. 泰国旅馆的一个旅游手册给游客一些中肯的建议：如果你想租车自驾请小心，泰国的每一个司机都想死。

　　A guest information booklet in a Thailand hotel bedroom gives some very honest advice: “If you are thinking of hiring a car please drive carefully as all Thai drivers have a death wish。”

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