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Beijing Prepares for the 2008 Olympics by Correcting Bad Translations by Lauren Nemec
Since 2001, China has been making grand preparations for their big moment in the spotlight: the 2008 Summer Olympic Games that will take place in Beijing. New multi-million dollar venues are being constructed. Beijing’s subway system is being expanded and modernized. Credit card systems are being... See more
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Beijing Prepares for the 2008 Olympics by Correcting Bad Translations by Lauren Nemec
Since 2001, China has been making grand preparations for their big moment in the spotlight: the 2008 Summer Olympic Games that will take place in Beijing. New multi-million dollar venues are being constructed. Beijing’s subway system is being expanded and modernized. Credit card systems are being developed and opened for international competition. One preparation that has recently been making headlines – and causing a few laughs- is Beijing's campaign to correct mistranslations found throughout the city.
Tourists are often amused at some of the confusing translations they find at tourist attractions or on restaurant menus. At one delightful restaurant, you can choose from a selection of:
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BirgitBerlin Germany Local time: 16:03 English to German + ...
Chinese computer translation
Aug 13, 2008
Here is something equally amusing, apparently this is a police station (I do not speak Chinese, but this is what I have been told) and as most Chinese don't speak English or read Latin lettering, they have used a computer to translate this for foreign Olympia tourists. Unfortunately the computer didn't work properly....
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M. Anna Kańduła United Kingdom Local time: 15:03 English to Polish
Restaurant
Aug 14, 2008
BirgitBerlin wrote:
Here is something equally amusing, apparently this is a police station (I do not speak Chinese, but this is what I have been told)
Actually it is a restaurant
Anni
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BirgitBerlin Germany Local time: 16:03 English to German + ...
Thanks!
Aug 15, 2008
Thanks for clearing that up! I am sure that the restaurant's name is not meant to be "translate server error" though!
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