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去首尔发现标牌错误有奖金
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  • Seoul's city government is asking people for help to correct poorly translated street signs - with prizes on offer for those who spot the most errors.

    首尔市政府发动广大群众帮助纠正翻译质量低下的道路标志牌,发现错误最多的人将有奖励。

    It's running a two-week campaign calling on Koreans and foreigners alike to keep their eyes peeled for mistakes in English, Japanese and Chinese text, the Korea Times reports.

    据《韩国时报》报道,该市正在进行为期两周的纠错活动,呼吁本国人和外国人擦亮眼睛发现英语、日语以及中文翻译的错误。

    There's a particular focus on public transport signs, maps and information signs at historic sites, as part of a drive to improve the experience of foreign tourists in the South Korean capital. Anyone spotting a confusing or incorrect translation is being asked to snap a photo and report the details via email.

    该活动主要关注公共交通标志、地图以及历史遗迹的信息牌的翻译,希望以此提升外国游客在首尔的旅游体验。发现错误翻译后需要现场拍照并通过电子邮件通报给活动方。

    As an added incentive1, the government is stumping2 up 1.6m won ($1,430) in gift vouchers4, with the top error-spotter getting an "award of excellence5" and a 200,000 won voucher3 ($180).

    首尔市政府专门拿出160万韩元(约合1430美元)的购物礼券作为奖励,发现错误最多者将获得“突出表现奖”,并得到20万韩元(约合180美元)的购物礼券。

    While the campaign's promotional poster uses fairly innocuous typos as examples, the internet is awash with more amusing - and sometimes embarrassing - errors, particularly on tourist menus. Earlier this year, South Korea's government announced plans to crack down on baffling menu translations.

    该活动的宣传海报上用一些无伤大雅的拼写错误作为示例,网络上则涌现出大量令人捧腹,有时甚至有些尴尬的翻译错误,尤其是菜单翻译。今年早些时候,韩国政府曾经宣布要清除令人迷惑的菜单翻译。

    While Seoul is trying to adopt more visitor-friendly signage, its own tourism campaigns have run into language troubles in the past. Last year, "I.Seoul.U" was chosen as a slogan to promote the city internationally, and was promptly6 mocked for making little sense in English.

    这边首尔市政府在努力提供游客友好型的公共标牌,而该市的旅游宣传活动却在去年遭遇了语言危机。去年,该市选择"I.Seoul.U"作为国际宣传口号,结果被取笑,称该口号不符合英语语法习惯。

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    1 incentive [ɪnˈsentɪv] j4zy9   第7级
    n.刺激;动力;鼓励;诱因;动机
    参考例句:
    • Money is still a major incentive in most occupations. 在许多职业中,钱仍是主要的鼓励因素。
    • He hasn't much incentive to work hard. 他没有努力工作的动机。
    2 stumping [s'tʌmpɪŋ] d2271b7b899995e88f7cb8a3a0704172   第8级
    僵直地行走,跺步行走( stump的现在分词 ); 把(某人)难住; 使为难; (选举前)在某一地区作政治性巡回演说
    参考例句:
    • She's tired of stumping up for school fees, books and uniform. 她讨厌为学费、课本和校服掏腰包。
    • But Democrats and Republicans are still dumping stumping for the young. 但是民主党和共和党依然向年轻人发表演说以争取他们的支持。
    3 voucher [ˈvaʊtʃə(r)] ELTzZ   第9级
    n.收据;传票;凭单,凭证
    参考例句:
    • The government should run a voucher system. 政府应该施行凭证制度。
    • Whenever cash is paid out, a voucher or receipt should be obtained. 无论何时只要支付现金,就必须要有一张凭据或者收据。
    4 vouchers [ˈvaʊtʃəz] 4f649eeb2fd7ec1ef73ed951059af072   第9级
    n.凭证( voucher的名词复数 );证人;证件;收据
    参考例句:
    • These vouchers are redeemable against any future purchase. 这些优惠券将来购物均可使用。
    • This time we were given free vouchers to spend the night in a nearby hotel. 这一次我们得到了在附近一家旅馆入住的免费券。 来自英语晨读30分(高二)
    5 excellence [ˈeksələns] ZnhxM   第8级
    n.优秀,杰出,(pl.)优点,美德
    参考例句:
    • His art has reached a high degree of excellence. 他的艺术已达到炉火纯青的地步。
    • My performance is far below excellence. 我的表演离优秀还差得远呢。
    6 promptly [ˈprɒmptli] LRMxm   第8级
    adv.及时地,敏捷地
    参考例句:
    • He paid the money back promptly. 他立即还了钱。
    • She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her. 她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。

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