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A little Engrish from the Detroit Auto Show c/o the Chinese

Squisher

Squisher

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Lost in Chinese translation

The Chinese may have made it onto the show floor at the Detroit auto show, but their press materials are still not ready for prime time. In fact, the press kits for Changfeng Motor's curiously named "Liebao Black Giant" read more like a fortune cookie:

"Strong power drives the mighty body. You will feel full of momentum and great dignity."

Fortunately, clear safety warnings are included:

"This vehicle is equipped with Mistsubishi It can ignite under low temperature and anoxia."

We'd never heard of "anoxia" before, so we looked it up. According to the dictionary, it is a medical condition in which the body is completely deprived of oxygen. We understand that's probably not a good thing but are a little unclear about how that might set the engine on fire.

But we were reassured that no alien technology was used to create this wonder-car's interior.

" true leather seat is designed according to human engineering, so you feel very comfortable."

We were beginning to wonder. How do you say "get me rewrite" in Mandarin?
 
Originally posted by: Squisher
Text

Lost in Chinese translation

The Chinese may have made it onto the show floor at the Detroit auto show, but their press materials are still not ready for prime time. In fact, the press kits for Changfeng Motor's curiously named "Liebao Black Giant" read more like a fortune cookie:

"Strong power drives the mighty body. You will feel full of momentum and great dignity."

Fortunately, clear safety warnings are included:

"This vehicle is equipped with Mistsubishi It can ignite under low temperature and anoxia."

We'd never heard of "anoxia" before, so we looked it up. According to the dictionary, it is a medical condition in which the body is completely deprived of oxygen. We understand that's probably not a good thing but are a little unclear about how that might set the engine on fire.

But we were reassured that no alien technology was used to create this wonder-car's interior.

" true leather seat is designed according to human engineering, so you feel very comfortable."

We were beginning to wonder. How do you say "get me rewrite" in Mandarin?
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It's clear that the author of that article doesn't understand that the fires they are refering to are the fires inside the internal combustion engine and that those fires perform better with more oxygen.
 
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