Wednesday, March 29, 2023

ESL TRANSLATION GEMS

 

Both C and I adore MAD magazine which spoke to our sense of humor when we were kids: satire, parody, silliness and ridiculousness.

C bought me a MAD compilation containing one of our favorite pieces from 1993- a parody of poor yet hilarious translation of menu items from a Chinese Restaurant. My favs: "Eggplant prepared under mysterious circumstances" and "Baby corn with adoption papers."

C shared a couple of her favorites she's come across over the years of teaching ESL.

A Swiss wine ad trumpeted: Our wine leaves you nothing to hope for. Gosh, we know alcohol is a depressant...

A sign in a Chinese laundry in Paris: Ladies, leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon having a good time. Ooo la la! Afternoon delight! 

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