开眼界：神翻译不只中国有[1]
<p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="joke">joke</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="Brits">Brits</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> – <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="tongue">tongue</span>.</p><p>有个流传很广的笑话，说我们英国人出国只说英语——因为我们多年坚持不懈，所以各国才有很多英文标识。</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="locals">locals</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="indulge">indulge</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="skills">skills</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="divide">divide</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="huge">huge</span>.</p><p>虽说当地人努力提高英语水平，纵容了我们这些不会外语的人，不过，有些时候他们说出来的话和真正想要表达的意思，真是相去万里。</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Utterly">Utterly</span> <span word="Lost">Lost</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Translation">Translation</span>: <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="More">More</span> <span word="Misadventures">Misadventures</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="Abroad">Abroad</span>, <span word="comedian">comedian</span> <span word="Charlie">Charlie</span> <span word="Croker">Croker</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="howlers">howlers</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="globe">globe</span>-<span word="trotting">trotting</span>.</p><p>在一本《迷失在<span word="From">From</span> <span word="boarding">boarding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="proves">proves</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="digging">digging</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="book">book</span>…</p><p>从登机到外出就餐，所有的经历都证明我们真应该好好翻翻那本老旧的旅行会话小册子……</p><p><span word="Travel">Travel</span> <span word="troubles">troubles</span>...</p><p>旅行的烦恼……</p><p><span word="Travelling">Travelling</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="misleading">misleading</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="easier">easier</span>...</p><p>旅行本来就是一场考验——而这些错误的标识使旅行更加艰难……</p>
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