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話說(shuō)9月和10月的假期最多,大家是不是都計(jì)劃好出國(guó)旅游了?
初入他國(guó),很容易遇到詞匯誤用的尷尬。本文中總結(jié)了21個(gè)在不同國(guó)家容易錯(cuò)用的詞,幫你解決這一煩惱!
France
法國(guó)
Preservative:Avoid asking about preservatives in France; you’ll probably be met with strange looks. It means ‘condom’ in France.
Preservative:在法國(guó)不要詢問(wèn)preservatives(防腐劑);別人會(huì)用奇怪的眼神看你。它在法語(yǔ)里的意思是“避孕套”。
French Letter: Don’t say french letter unlike in other nations of the world, it simply means a condom in France.
French Letter:不像在世界其他國(guó)家,在法國(guó)不要說(shuō)french letter(法國(guó)的信)這個(gè)詞,在法語(yǔ)中這個(gè)詞就是“避孕套”的意思。
Bra: Do you sell luxury underwear? Whilst you and I might initially understand the word to mean a garment that covers the breasts, if you’re in France your French colleagues might think you’re selling arms. Literal
Bra:你是賣(mài)奢侈內(nèi)衣的嗎?你我都首先把這個(gè)單詞理解為“覆蓋在胸部的衣服”,但是如果你在法國(guó),那里的同行會(huì)以為你在賣(mài)胳臂,字面上是這個(gè)意思。
Norway
挪威
Pick: If you’re visiting Norway, don’t use the word ‘pick’. Your Norwegian colleague is unlikely to be impressed – it means ‘dick’ over there.
Pick:如果你去挪威,不要用pick(挑選)這個(gè)詞,挪威的同事不會(huì)對(duì)你有好的印象——在挪威它的意思是“男性生殖器”。
Fitter: Does your business specialise in fitness products? Be mindful that in Norway, the word ‘fitter’ refers to a woman’s genitals.
Fitter:你們公司專門(mén)經(jīng)營(yíng)健身產(chǎn)品?那在挪威你要注意了,fitter(更健康)指的是女人的生殖器。
Turkey
土耳其
Peach: Going to Turkey? Avoid asking for a peach in the supermarket or anywhere else for that matter. It means ‘bastard’ in Turkish.
Peach:要去土耳其?在超市不能索要peach(桃子),在任何其他地方也不能提到這個(gè)詞,它在土耳其的意思是“私生子”。
Germany
德國(guó)
Gift: ‘Never look a gift horse in the mouth’, we’re told; perhaps more so in Germany where the word means ‘poison’.
Gift:我們都被教育“饋贈(zèng)之物,切莫挑剔”;可能在德國(guó)更是這樣,在那兒,這個(gè)單詞的意思是“毒藥”。
Latte: In Germany, latte doesn’t mean the frothy, milky concoction you get from your local Starbucks. It means ‘erect penis’ in some German quarters.
Latte:在德國(guó),latte(拿鐵)不是指你從當(dāng)?shù)匦前涂速I(mǎi)到的泡沫多的、含牛奶的混合物,而是在一些地區(qū)指“勃起”。
Korea
韓國(guó)
Salsa: Out for a Mexican in Korea? It’s probably best not to ask for salsa: it means ‘diarrhoea’ in Korean.
Salsa:在韓國(guó)想追求一個(gè)墨西哥人?最好不要請(qǐng)她跳salsa(薩爾薩舞),它在韓語(yǔ)中的意思是“腹瀉”。
Sweden
瑞典
Speed: Try not to talk about speed when in the company of others in Sweden. It means ‘fart’.
Speed:在瑞典,和別人在一起時(shí)不要討論speed(速度),它的意思是“放屁”。
Bump: If you’ve had the misfortune of a bump on your car, note that the word ‘bump’ in Swedish means ‘dump’.
Bump:如果你不幸把車(chē)撞了,要注意在瑞典bump(碰撞)這個(gè)詞的意思是“倒垃圾”。
Speed bump:Put the above two words together and you have the phrase ‘speed bump’, which in Swedish means fart dump.
Speed bump:把上面兩個(gè)詞連一起,就是speed bump(減速帶),在瑞典語(yǔ)中的意思是“放屁倒垃圾”。
Kiss:If you ask your Swedish host or hostess for a kiss, they might very well direct you to the toilets. In Swedish, the word means ‘pee’.
Kiss:如果你向瑞典的男女主人索吻的話,他們很有可能會(huì)帶你去廁所。在瑞典語(yǔ)中,這個(gè)詞是“尿”的意思。
Portugal
葡萄牙
Pay Day:If you’re in Portugal, refrain from singing with happiness that it’s ‘pay day’. No one will be impressed. In Portuguese it means “I farted”.
Pay Day:如果你在葡萄牙,不要聽(tīng)到pay day(發(fā)薪水的日子)就開(kāi)心得不得了,別人不會(huì)對(duì)你有好印象的,在葡萄牙語(yǔ)中,pay day 的意思是“我放屁了”。
Exquisite:Extend a compliment to your Portuguese host by describing something belonging to them as ‘exquisite’ and you might be met with askance looks: ‘esquisito’ in Portuguese means ‘weird’.
Exquisite:稱贊葡萄牙的男主人時(shí),要是說(shuō)他的某個(gè)東西很exquisite(精致),他會(huì)投來(lái)懷疑的目光:這個(gè)詞在葡萄牙語(yǔ)里的意思是“怪異的”。
Hungary
匈牙利
Cookie: If you’re visiting Hungary, whether on business or for pleasure, avoid asking for a cookie. It means ‘small penis’ in Hungarian.
Cookie:如果你正在匈牙利,無(wú)論是出差還是游玩,都不要索要cookie(餅干)。在匈牙利語(yǔ)中它的意思是“小陰莖”。
Japan
日本
Jerry:It’s perhaps a little late for Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, but if you’re in Japan, avoid using the word – it means ‘diarrhoea’ over there.
Jerry:現(xiàn)在買(mǎi)本·杰瑞的冰淇淋可能有點(diǎn)晚了,但如果你在日本,就不要用這個(gè)單詞——在那兒的意思是“腹瀉”。
Italy
意大利
Tremendous:Refrain from boasting about the tremendous prices you offer your clients. In this country, ‘tremendo’ is the word for ‘terrible’.
Tremendous:避免吹噓你給客戶報(bào)的價(jià)格是tremendous prices(高昂的價(jià)格),在這個(gè)國(guó)家里,tremendo是“糟糕”的意思。
Netherlands
荷蘭
Bill: Asking for the bill might raise a few guffaws in the Netherlands: ‘bill’ means ‘buttocks’ there.
Bill:在荷蘭索要bill(賬單)可能會(huì)引起哄堂大笑:在那兒的意思是“臀部”。
Lager:It might confuse your Dutch colleagues if you were to ask for a ‘lager’ when having a few drinks with them after work. Lager means ‘storage’ in Dutch.
Lager:如果你下班后和荷蘭的同事一起喝酒時(shí)索要lager(窖藏啤酒),他們可能會(huì)蒙了。這個(gè)詞在荷蘭語(yǔ)中的意思是“倉(cāng)庫(kù)”。
Spain
西班牙
Cool:The word cool is too close for comfort to the Spanish word ‘culo'; a crude term for ‘bum’. Best avoided.
Cool:cool(涼爽)這個(gè)單詞的意思太接近西班牙語(yǔ)的單詞culo,是“流浪漢”的一種粗魯?shù)恼f(shuō)法,最好不要用。
So be careful when you make use of these words during communication so as not to get lost with contrary meaning and interpretation.
所以,在和別人交流時(shí)使用這些詞要注意,以便不會(huì)錯(cuò)誤地表達(dá)成相反的意思或解釋。