「石榴」變成「手榴彈」
A Russian speaker from Azerbaijan was recently held by police while visiting Lisbon, Portugal, because of a translation mistake.
最近，一名來自亞塞拜然的俄語使用者在葡萄牙里斯本旅遊時，因為翻譯錯誤而被警方拘留。
arrest(v.)逮捕、居留，detain(v.)居留because of(phr.)因為=due to, owing to, as a result of
This happened when the 36-year-old tourist used an app to try to order something in a restaurant.
當時，這名36歲的遊客使用一款應用程式試圖在餐廳點餐。
app=application(n.)應用程式order(v.)點餐(n.)訂單，place an order for sth.下單訂購某物
According to the news, the app accidentally translated the Russian word for “pomegranate” into the Portuguese word for “grenade”.
據新聞報導，這個應用程式意外地將俄語中的「石榴」一詞翻譯成了葡萄牙語中的「手榴彈」。
accidentally(adv.)意外地，by mistake(phr.)錯誤地grenade(n.)手榴彈
When a waiter in the restaurant saw the word “grenade,” he called the police immediately.
當餐廳的一名服務生看到「手榴彈」這個詞時，立刻報了警。
report(v.)報告immediately(adv.)立刻=without delay
When they arrived, they made the man lie on the floor, put handcuffs on him, and then took him to the police station.
警方抵達後，他們讓這名男子躺在地板上，給他戴上手銬，然後把他帶到了警察局。
upon their arrival他們一抵達的時候lie(v.)躺，lie-lay-lainhandcuff(n.)手銬
After searching the man’s hostel room and finding nothing dangerous, the police let him go.
在搜查了該男子在青年旅舍的房間，沒有發現任何危險物品後，警方才放他走。
hostel(n.)青年旅舍let sb. go釋放某人、開除某人
Although the man made an honest mistake and was probably very scared, the waiter and police acted the way they did because of fears of terrorism in Portugal.
儘管這名男子也不是故意的，並且可能非常害怕，但餐廳的服務生和警方之所以這樣做，是因為葡萄牙人對恐怖主義的恐懼。
honest mistake無心之過scared(adj.)害怕的=frightened, afraidfear(n.)害怕、恐懼，have a fear of sth.對某物害怕terrorism(n.)恐怖主義
This story shows that even with special translation apps, communication mistakes can happen.
這個故事告訴我們，即使有專門的的翻譯應用程式，溝通錯誤仍然可能發生。
happen(v.)發生=take place
Luckily for the man from Azerbaijan, everything worked out and he did not get into serious trouble.
所幸後來這位來自亞塞拜然男子一切都順利，沒有惹上大麻煩。
work out(phr.)進行順利=go off without a hitch，hitch(n.)小故障get into trouble(phr.)惹上麻煩，get out of trouble(phr.)脫離麻煩