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Meanings lost in translation

Updated: 2011-06-10 10:30

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Meanings lost in translation
An English teacher in Qinhuangdao shows his American translation of a sign for a parking lot in North China's Hebei province, June 9, 2011. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]


Meanings lost in translation
Paul, a native English speaker from the United States, points to a puzzling translation outside a bookstore in Qinhuangdao, North China's Hebei province, June 9, 2011. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]

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