A couple of Asian people standing outside near a "smoking area" sign.
People are standing near a sign.
"near a sign"is a rephrasing of " near a 'smoking area' sign".
exists e1 s1 s2 x1 x2 x3 x4 x5 x6.(a_topic(x1) & of(x1,x2) & near(e1,x5) & n_area(x5) & a_''(s2) & Theme(s2,x5) & of(x5,x6) & n_smoking(x6) & outside(e1,x4) & n_sign(x4) & Actor(e1,x3) & v_stand(e1) & (x2 = x3) & n_people(x2) & a_asian(s1) & Theme(s1,x2) & n_couple(x1))
exists e1 x1 x2.(near(e1,x2) & n_sign(x2) & Actor(e1,x1) & v_stand(e1) & n_people(x1))