Sunday, January 1, 2012
How To Use A Chinese Lantern
One of my best friends and psuedo-sisters got back last night from a semester spent teaching English in China. Tonight, after her brother's Eagle Court of Honor, we all went out into the church parking lot to light off a Chinese lantern (yes, like in "Tangled"). It was an exciting experience and involved us all being really certain we were about to start a forest fire, but the best part was reading the directions on the packaging beforehand.
Just in case you enjoy Engrish as much as I do, here is how you light a Chinese lantern (and no, there are NO typos in my transcription!):
1. After the distribution of fuel to packaging equipment Kong Cross wire in the side of the field again deduction presses The fuel pressure lock firmly.
2. A person Xu Yuan light take up a Top; Another person fuel ignited the four angle.
3. Wait for that the heat enough light, lanterns person lest loose A top hand,changes grips under the light to encircle, Has when the lifting force may let go releases for flying.
4. Xu Yuan light rose slowly the sky, do not forget Wishing oh
Notice Item:
1. Should choose at the option open, calm environment released for flight No fire ban in areas, the tall building the floor, and so on have covers under the thing to release for flight, must leave outside the airport 10 kilometers from flying.
2. Xu Yuan light can only be used for the distribution the specal-purpose of fuel,prohibited by any burning Replace.
3. Xu Yuan light are on the rise, that of the flying, cannot the long time not put, and the Flight not to be append the foreign body.
4. Children must be under the eustody of the adults use.
Declaration: Xu Yuan light for the fire flying, because of the environmental ingredient such as improper use of security incidents caused by the release of the commitment. Production enterprises, vendors, transport operators, without any responsibility. You use both, then you understand and accept on behalf of the declaration.
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Love it! One time in France we ate at a restaurant with the most hilarious menu translations. Our favorite was "Goat heat salad to the nut oil". Eric made up a rap about it and sang it the entire trip.
ReplyDeleteBut that's EXACTLY how it works! How did they know about my "wishing oh"???
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