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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

PLEASE READ THIS INSTRUCTION CAREFUI BEFORE YOUR USING THIS PRODUCT

Incidentally, the product is a pair of speakers for my office computer. They are made in China, which should explain the obvious translation dissimilarities in the following (and in the preceding, for that matter). I provide the actual instructions in italics and my comments in standard text.

1. Keep the product away from the following conditions: high temperature, damp, rainy, and violent bump. (Wouldn’t Violent Bump be a good name for a rock band?

2. The product is forbidden to open hastily, in order to avoid the accidents of electric damage or others, you can take the help from the professional engineer if you want to repair it. (Did you hear that, product? You’re not allowed to open hastily.)

3. Shut off the power immediately if some broken bits or liquids are dripped into the product for the carelessness, and you can use it again after the checking by specialist. (Wise idea: always have a specialist check out your bits if you think they’re broken.)

4. Please turn off the power switch when you finish using it, and pull out the power plug if long time no using it. (After I turn on the speakers, I’m done using the power switch. Therefore, I should turn off the power switch, according to the instructions. Then I’ll need to turn on the speakers again. Then I’ll need to turn them off again...)

1 Comments:

At 11:43 AM, October 22, 2009 , Blogger Betty said...

Then I’ll need to turn on the speakers again. Then I’ll need to turn them off again...

Oh, no, it's an infinite loop! Run!

 

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