Funny Translations Updated

sammy

Come in and find out. (Douglas' Advertisement )
    Kommen Sie rein und finden Sie raus!
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0 B' t; U7 N: M) x: f; H- B- \Wir koennen uns duzen.
    You can say you to me.
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He is my chef.   (He cooks for me)
) ^; }% }% t) T! Z     Er ist mein Chef. (He is my boss)

[ 本帖最后由 sammy 于 2007-5-9 12:58 编辑 ]

maomaomimi

You can say you to me too:D :D :D

sammy

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http://www.chainletters.net/?item=190
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The name Coca-Cola in China was first rendered as Ke-kou-ke-la.
Unfortunately, the Coke company did not discover until after thousands of signs
( m- ]5 _6 \  s, h$ }had been printed that the phrase means "bite the wax tadpole" or "female horse
stuffed with wax" depending on the dialect. Coke then researched 40,000
8 x  e  _3 w- @5 U/ }5 gChinese characters and found a close phonetic equivalent, "ko-kou-ko-le," which
) R9 _7 W% E, ncan be loosely translated as "happiness in the mouth."
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3 q. L7 x0 ?* S0 W& bIn Taiwan, the translation of the Pepsi slogan "Come alive with the Pepsi
Generation" came out as "Pepsi will bring your ancestors back from the dead."
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$ V4 V# C! R% ~4 R( S: d$ e/ K: h9 EAlso in Chinese, the Kentucky Fried Chicken slogan "finger-lickin' good" came
/ @6 i( i1 Q* Z  Dout as "eat your fingers off."
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0 J9 U; t8 a$ _, eThe American slogan for Salem cigarettes, "Salem - Feeling Free," got
translated in the Japanese market into "When smoking Salem, you feel so
" `  X7 I% G) \  `4 L  A" ?9 k6 |refreshed that your mind seems to be free and empty."

8 J1 M1 h' k  X, T$ T; `( N/ v5 yWhen General Motors introduced the Chevy Nova in South America, it was
9 j3 @' B* b% f5 Capparently unaware that "no va" means "it won't go." After the company figured
out why it wasn't selling any cars, it renamed the car in its Spanish markets to
$ W, Z+ n! h$ J' _6 P  E( Cthe Caribe.

3 o$ A$ {5 d0 a; y! N4 cFord had a similar problem in Brazil when the Pinto flopped. The company
3 P& i$ V/ M' E3 Z- `found out that Pinto was Brazilian slang for "tiny male genitals". Ford pried all
the nameplates off and substituted Corcel, which means horse.
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5 G+ M. W. X+ ]2 pWhen Parker Pen marketed a ballpoint pen in Mexico, its ads were supposed to
1 f" j" Y( u* g8 @( d( i. ^! Wsay "It won't leak in your pocket and embarrass you." However, the company's
' R4 Q' G$ N( H: q! w; gmistakenly thought the spanish word "embarazar" meant embarrass. Instead the
ads said that "It wont leak in your pocket and make you pregnant."
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An American T-shirt maker in Miami printed shirts for the spanish market
which promoted the Pope's visit. Instead of the desired "I Saw the Pope" in
$ `3 ^( I6 _& p6 V: T# vSpanish, the shirts proclaimed "I Saw the Potato."
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) e8 X' I3 T& z% R" AIn Italy, a campaign for Schweppes Tonic Water translated the name into
Schweppes Toilet Water.

On the menu of a Swiss restaurant: Our wines leave you nothing to hope for.

& m* L* U" S5 h/ M' e1 n& x7 FIn a Hongkong supermarket: For your convenience, we reccomend courteous,
7 H" h9 w7 W: p2 }efficient self-service.
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& H: k. p  \0 d5 P+ ^In a Bangkok dry cleaner's: Drop your trousers here for best results.

7 i. y+ K3 e4 c' [+ `Outside a Paris dress shop: Dresses for streetwalking.
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8 k; x$ E; D" U4 WOutside a Hongkong dress shop: Ladies have fits upstairs.
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% S% E* n0 f7 t: n2 E; ^0 X. x; fIn a Rhodes tailor shop: Order your summers suit. Because is big rush we will
execute customers in strict rotation.

From the Soviet Weekly: There will be a Moscow Exhibition of Arts by 15,000
Soviet Republic painters and sculptors. These were executed over the past two
years.
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  z$ I4 T5 R* C: b1 w; M/ GIn an East African newspaper: A new swimming pool is rapidly taking shape
% F8 n4 g" {% P, c6 `( P- Ssince the contractors have thrown in the bulk of their workers.
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; }, E9 ]) t9 A) Q3 {& PIn a Vienna hotel: In case of fire, do your utmost to alarm the hotel porter.

A sign posted in Germany's Black Forest: It is strictly forbidden on our Black
Forest camping site that people of different sex, for instance, men and women,
$ b$ J2 g4 L; h/ }( Blive together in one tent unless they are married with each other for that purpose.
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1 B6 C1 [  [3 U# j$ h. |. ?( M+ kIn an advertisement by a Hongkong dentist: Teeth extracted by the latest
Methodists.
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A translated sentence from a Russian chess book: A lot of water has been passed
under the bridge since this variation has been played.

In a Rome laundry: Ladies, leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon
( g$ u5 i+ X" Q* s; f/ Q4 z# {having a good time.
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8 b1 s" m+ o2 BIn a Czechoslovakian tourist agency: Take one of our horse-driven city tours.
' E! S& v$ g, Q( ^+ f1 XWe guarantee no miscarriages.

! h! v5 i( t) e, l4 dIn the window of a Swedish furrier: Fur coats made for ladies from their own
. }" O/ O+ z+ ?( Nskin.
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On the box of a clockwork toy made in Hongkong: Guaranteed to work
throughout its useful life.
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+ k. |& L: @% G% n- |/ S1 ZDetour sign in Kyushi, Japan: Stop: Drive Sideways.
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In a Swiss mountain inn: Special today- no ice cream.
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3 H# w/ J/ Z6 r2 K$ HIn a Bangkok temple: It is forbidden to enter a woman even a foreigner if
; I# l8 s2 j- Ydressed as a man.
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! d) F4 G2 q$ u! rIn a Tokyo bar: Special cocktails for the ladies with nuts.

In a Copenhagen airline ticket office: We take your bags and send them in all
directions.

/ w+ K8 ~6 Y  f: M0 L+ EOn the door of a Moscow hotel room: If this is your first visit to the USSR, you
are welcome to it.
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In a Norwegian cocktail lounge: Ladies are requested not to have children in the
6 v+ K9 J; B. Rbar.
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8 g# h5 G4 M$ H" X3 iAt a Budapest zoo: Please do not feed the animals. If you have any suitable
4 j: \# j! l; a1 d/ K9 L+ n! `6 Ufood, give it to the guard on duty.

In the office of a Roman doctor: Specialist in women and other diseases.
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In an Acapulco hotel: The manager has personally passed all the water served
here.
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In a Tokyo shop: Our nylons cost more than common, but you'll find they are
best in the long run.

, @( @  i' r9 C6 ?1 aFrom a Japonese information booklet about using a hotel air conditioner: Cooles
and Heates: If you want just condition of warm in your room, please control
  ^0 J% j1 `; a9 L- ]0 H( xyourself.
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From a brochure of a car rental firm in Tokyo: When passenger of foot heave in
. e0 J% {, E  K4 Q' l* Jsight, tootle the horn. Trumpet him melodiously at first, but if he still obstacles
6 Y& @, z% c* ^5 ]* }) ~4 q, dyour passage then tootle him with vigor.

Two signs from a Majorcan shop entrance:
-English well talking.
-Here speeching American.