Source: CCTV.com

06-19-2007 09:48

Special Report:   2008 Beijing Olympics

Beijing is getting ready to welcome the world for the 2008 Olympics. Some 6 million foreign visitors are expected for the sports gala. One of the many preparations is targeting bad English on public signs.

Over the decades since China opened up to the outside world, nearly all of the country's major cities have English translations on signs and instructions in public places.

But the translators' skill varies. A number messages fail to get across to their audience, and some even prove misleading.