英语难学好？有例为证！

有人说，英语是很难学好的外语。这话说在中国人口上有点让人费解（我这样说，是因为中文实际上是世界上最难的一个语文，依照逻辑中文能力强的人应该能够学好英语吧？）但仔细想一想这也不无道理，下面有例子作证。

笔者找遍全世界，捞出了下面的珍贵的告示。告示的作者显然“还没学好英语”。贴在这里的“无价之宝”，其奥妙之处在于“言在此意在彼”的双关语作用。虽然乍看之下英语不熟练的读者不会觉得告示有何不正常，英语有些根底的看了却会有“丈二和尚摸不着头脑”之感。别沮丧，慢慢咀嚼咀嚼，很快地您会恍然大悟，看出其中滑稽而哈哈大笑，那个时刻您就知道，能够欣赏这些西方幽默，说明您的英语思维方式已经开始潜移默化地有进步了！

Mexico City Hotel Lobby:

"THE MANAGER HAS PERSONALLY PASSED ALL THE WATER SERVED HERE."

Cocktail lounge, Norway:

"LADIES ARE REQUESTED NOT TO HAVE CHILDREN IN THE BAR."

Doctor’s office, Rome:

"WE ARE SPECIALISTS IN WOMEN AND OTHER DISEASES."

Dry cleaners, Bangkok:

"PLEASE DROP YOUR TROUSERS HERE FOR THE BEST RESULTS.”

Nairobi restaurant:

"CUSTOMERS WHO FIND OUR WAITRESSES RUDE OUGHT TO

SEE THE MANAGER."

In a cemetery, London:

"PATRONS ARE PROHIBITED FROM PICKING FLOWERS FROM

ANY BUT THEIR OWN GRAVES."

Tokyo hotel's rules and regulations:

"GUESTS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SMOKE OR DO OTHER

DISGUSTING BEHAVIOURS IN BED."

On the menu of a Swiss restaurant:

"OUR WINES LEAVE YOU NOTHING TO HOPE FOR."

英语双关语幽默

老外也犯的语言错误

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解释：

这里只需解释上面第一条告示。作者的本意是酒店的水已经过酒店经理
PASSED （确认合格）了，可以放心饮用。可是，英语俚语
“PASS WATER”却有“尿”的意思啊！！！

比较适当的说法应该是

"THE WATER IN THIS ESTABLISHMENT HAS BEEN CERTIFIED SAFE FOR DRINKING." 

这类滑稽的告示好像在中国酒店也曾看到，不是吗？