一個同樣發(fā)音的單詞,在中文或英文。里可能是褒義,在其他國家的語言中就變成了貶義。剛到一個國家時,我們說中文或英語經(jīng)常鬧出笑話,讓人啼笑皆非。下面,86留學網(wǎng)小編為大家盤點了21個單詞,在不同國家有不同的含義,小伙伴們到了相應的國際,一定要注意“忌口”哦~~
1 瑞典Sweden
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,他們很有可能會帶你去廁所。在瑞典語中,這個詞是“尿”的意思。
2 法國France
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)這個詞,在法語中這個詞就是“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,那里的同行會以為你在賣胳臂,字面上是這個意思。
3 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的價格是tremendous prices(高昂的價格),在這個國家里,tremendo是“糟糕”的意思。
4 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)這個詞,挪威的同事不會對你有好的印象——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。
5 葡萄牙Portugal
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,別人不會對你有好印象的,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,要是說他的某個東西很exquisite(精致),他會投來懷疑的目光:這個詞在葡萄牙語里的意思是“怪異的”。
6 匈牙利Hungary
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”。
7 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“饋贈之物,切莫挑剔”;可能在德國更是這樣,在那兒,這個單詞的意思是“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?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”。
8 土耳其Turkey
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詞,它在土耳其的意思是“私生子”。
9 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索要lager(窖藏啤酒),他們可能會蒙了。這個詞在荷蘭語中的意思是“倉庫”。
10 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.
11 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:在韓國想追求一個墨西哥人?最好不要請她跳salsa(薩爾薩舞),它在韓語中的意思是“腹瀉”。
12 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晚了,但如果你在日本,就不要用這個單詞——在那兒的意思是“腹瀉”。
留學海外,要“忌口”的不單有當?shù)亟沟氖称?,還包括當?shù)卣Z言中與英語同音不同義的單詞,以免貽笑大方。

