“想上厕所” 如何文雅说？
<p> 听说过这样一则笑话：一个外宾想上厕所，便对翻译说：<span word="I">I</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span>?(我可以方便一下吗?)而翻译却把<span word="somewhere">somewhere</span>误解为某处，因而回答道<span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>.(行，中国你哪儿都可以去。)外宾不禁愕然。可见，如不了解英语中厕所的一些表达法是会误事的。</p><p> 1. <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="lavatory">lavatory</span> 意为公厕。</p><p> 在公共场所，厕所门上都标有<span word="Gents">Gents</span>(男厕)，或<span word="Ladies">Ladies</span>(女厕)，有时也标有 <span word="Mens">Mens</span>, <span word="Mens">Mens</span> <span word="room">room</span>, <span word="Gentlemans">Gentlemans</span>, <span word="Womens">Womens</span> <span word="Womens">Womens</span> <span word="room">room</span>. 例如：</p><p> <span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gents">Gents</span>?(厕所在哪儿?)</p><p> <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wash">wash</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gentlemans">Gentlemans</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="there">there</span>。(如果要上厕所，男厕就在那边。)</p><p> 2. <span word="toilet">toilet</span> 是最常用的一个词。可指公厕，也可指私厕。例如：</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="is">is</span>。(我想知道厕所在哪儿。)</p><p> 3. <span word="lavatory">lavatory</span> 是个客气的词，但不如<span word="toilet">toilet</span>常用。</p><p> 4. <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span> 是书面语。</p><p> 5. <span word="loo">loo</span> 是一个口语词，在英国用得很普通，主要指私人住宅中的厕所。例如：</p><p> <span word="Excuse">Excuse</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loo">loo</span> <span word="is">is</span>?(请问，厕所在哪儿?)</p><p> 6. <span word="powder">powder</span> <span word="room">room</span> 是美语，女士常用。例如：</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="powder">powder</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="nose">nose</span>。就表现了美国人的幽默。</p>
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