English phonetic jokes

When we go out, we often see all kinds of signs, the most common being traffic signs. This sign is usually written in Chinese and English. Needless to say, the reason for using Chinese is for the convenience of foreigners. So since we want to use English, we should translate it accurately and elegantly, which is what we often say. If the translator rummages through everything, it will not only make China people laugh, but also make foreigners laugh, resulting in some embarrassing situations. The translation of some stop signs in Jinan subway station caused some passengers' complaints. Some passengers found the English translations of some station names in Jinan subway station very strange.

Why do you still translate pinyin in English? The hottest topic on the Internet is called? Jinan station north station? Translation, English translation, subway station translator translates North into? Bay? That is to say, Chinese Pinyin is forcibly inserted into English translation. This collocation method is obviously unreasonable, which makes people feel that students are doing translation problems and don't know how to translate before writing pinyin. After a heated discussion on the Internet, the official of Jinan subway station responded in time, saying that it had noticed relevant phenomena and corrected them.

Why is it translated like this? At first, some people thought that the translation of subway stations was due to the low level of translation, but I think this is unlikely. The level is too low to even use a dictionary. You only need to do a little work to know what English is in North China. North? So the argument that the level is too low is untenable. Personally, I think the reason for this translation is that the north of this North Station represents not the direction, but a place name or a conventional name. Bay? It can't be wrong, but it's really hard for foreigners to understand.

I don't know if foreigners will be confused when they see this stop sign before, but it's a good thing that our own people found the mistake first!