台灣步道看板出包!翻譯隨便「複製貼上」 老外一讀笑瘋

【看CP學英文】台灣不少景點中,除了會張貼地圖供民眾參考外,還會將景點資訊進行外語翻譯,讓國外旅客了解。美國背包客李小飛(Asher Leiss)來台多年,時常拍攝紀錄台灣的許多瀑布、野溪等私房地點,然而其日前至高雄甲仙六義山時,發現六義山步道看板的英文翻譯疑似「複製其他網站內容」,讓小飛笑翻直呼「真的超級好笑!」

Many tourist attractions in Taiwan have set up bilingual signs in a bid to attract foreign visitors with background information and history highlights.

To the surprise of U.S. backpacker, Asher Leiss, however, there is something wrong with the translation of the tourist sign at Liou Yi Shan Trial (六義山步道).

影片中小飛至高雄甲仙六義山時,發現步道的看板中文部分,正常介紹六義山的基本資訊,不過英文翻譯,不僅與中文介紹完全無關,連跟六義山也沒有任何關聯,小飛詳讀後,甚至踢爆內文是網站FanFiction.Net的內容。

In a video posted on his YouTube channel, Leiss showed how the Chinese portion of the sign introduces basic information of the place; however, the English portion was entirely unrelated to the original Chinese content and Liou Yi Shan, itself.

It later became clear that the translation was copied directly from a website called FanFiction.Net whose advertisement encourages social media users to use their website for instant translations.

The Chinese portion of the sign looked completely normal. (Screengrab from video)
The Chinese portion of the sign looked completely normal. (Screengrab from video)
The English on the sign was apparently copied and pasted directly and was not proofread. (Screengrab from video)
The English on the sign was apparently copied and pasted directly and was not proofread. (Screengrab from video)

小飛透露,自己在告示板上遇過翻譯過糟的英文,或是見過拼錯字、文法奇怪的例子,不過他認為如果語意通順,都沒有太大的問題,但小飛認為該面翻譯明顯是「有人從某處複製貼上」,且從製作到印製都沒有人注意到錯誤。不過小飛個人希望這面看板能繼續保留下來,坦言「真的超級好笑」,可以帶給他一整天的好心情。

Although Leiss has seen many signs with misspellings, grammatical errors and bad English, he had never read a sign where it was so apparent that the person in charge directly copied and pasted text that is unrelated to the original content.

He added that the sign made his day and expressed hope that the government would not take it down as it’s such a funny error.

影片一曝光後,隨即引來許多網友熱議,「我快笑死了,哈哈哈….,這根本就是沒有英文校稿然後就把告示牌給製作了出來」、「慘了,這邊要變熱門景點了」、「你看看!這不是吸引到了你的目光了嗎?這才是做這看板的目的吧!」「有吐槽才會有進步,希望政府官員能看到這影片」。

Social media users immediately commented below his video, writing, “Hahaha, this is too funny; they didn’t even edit it!”, “This is going to become a popular tourist attraction,” and “See, the sign worked! It succeeded in getting your attention!”

對此,屏東林區管理處也在留言區回應,表示「非常謝謝小飛對於步道解說牌的指正。屏東林管處在昨天獲得這個資訊後,已立刻著手修正更新;今後我們會更小心謹慎處理,也希望小飛之後能持續不吝給我們指教。」

To this, the Pingtung Forest District Office, Forestry Bureau also replied, saying “Thank you, Asher Leiss, for pointing this out to us. After we heard of this information, we immediately began correcting and updating it.”

“We’ll be extra careful next time, and hope that you will continue to give us advice in the future,” the District Office added.

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