萬萬想不到：21個(gè)出國旅游不能亂說的單詞

　　法國

　　Preservative：Avoid asking about preservatives in France; you’ll probably be met with strange looks. It means ‘condom’ in France.

　　Preservative：在法國不要詢問preservatives(防腐劑);別人會(huì)用奇怪的眼神看你。它在法語里的意思是“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：不像在世界其他國家，在法國不要說french letter(法國的信)這個(gè)詞，在法語中這個(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，那里的同行會(huì)以為你在賣武器，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：你們公司專門經(jīng)營健身產(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

　　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，latte(拿鐵)不是指你從當(dāng)?shù)匦前涂速I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

　　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，不要聽到pay day(發(fā)薪水的日子)就開心得不得了，別人不會(huì)對(duì)你有好印象的，在葡萄牙語中，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)，要是說他的某個(gè)東西很exquisite(精致)，他會(huì)投來懷疑的目光：這個(gè)詞在葡萄牙語里的意思是“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，無論是出差還是游玩，都不要索要cookie(餅干)。在匈牙利語中它的意思是“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)詞在荷蘭語中的意思是“倉庫”。

　　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的單詞culo，是“流浪漢”的一種粗魯?shù)恼f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。