| Ladies may have a fit upstairs. |
原意是:女士們可以在樓上試衣.
但[have a fit]是指注射海洛因毒品
所以意思變成:女士們可以在樓上使用毒品.(香港某旅店)
| Elegant dresses designed for street walkers. |
原意是:高貴女裝,專為平日上街穿
但[street walkers]有阻街女郎之意
所以意思變成:高貴女裝,專為妓女設計(巴黎某服裝店)
| Take one of our horse-driven city tours. We guarantee no miscarriages. |
原意是:請乘坐馬車觀光本市.保證不會翻車.
但carriage是指馬車,而miscarriage是指流產.
所以意思變成:請乘坐馬車觀光本市.保證不會使你流產.(捷克觀光局)
| Because of the impropriety of entertaining guests of the opposite |
sex in the bedroom, it is suggested that the lobby be used for this purpose.
原意是:由於臥房招待異性朋友是不妥當的,建議在大廳招待客人
但entertain(招呼)有雙關之意,指房事
所以意思變成:因為在臥房裏和異性做房事是不妥當的,我們建議閣下用大廳做此
用途.
| Visitors are expected to complain at the office between the hours |
of 9 and 11 a.m. daily.
我們期待旅客在每天上午九至十一時,向本旅館提出抗議.(雅典某旅館)
| You are welcome to visit the cemetery where famous Russian and |
Soviet composers, artists and writers are buried daily except Thursday.
歡迎你參觀墳場,這裏每天都有著名俄羅斯作曲家,作家和藝術家在此下葬,
星期四除外.(莫斯科某旅館)
| Ladies, please leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon |
haveing a good time.
女士們,請將衣服留在此,然後盡情享受一個下午.(羅馬某洗衣店)
| Cold and Heat: If you want to condition the wram in your room, |
please control yourself.
冷熱之控制:如果你要控制房間的溫度,請控制你自己.(日本某旅館)
