英语导读1000句（五十一）
<p> <span word="Section">Section</span> 51 <span word="Toilet">Toilet</span></p><p> <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="euphemism">euphemism</span> <span word="is">is</span>?你知道隐喻是什么吗?</p><p> <span word="Sure">Sure</span>. <span word="Itrsquo">Itrsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="polite">polite</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="accurate">accurate</span> <span word="one">one</span>.当然。它是指我们用一个礼貌用词来代替一个准确用词。</p><p> <span word="Thatrsquo">Thatrsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="right">right</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="euphemisms">euphemisms</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="word">word</span>.没错。我想有关<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;洗手间<span word="rdquo">rdquo</span>;一词的隐喻比其它词多得多。</p><p> <span word="Yeah">Yeah</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="loads">loads</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="WC">WC</span>, <span word="washroom">washroom</span>, <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span>, <span word="powder">powder</span> <span word="room">room</span>, <span word="little">little</span> <span word="boyrsquo">boyrsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lavatory">lavatory</span>, <span word="loo">loo</span>, <span word="bog">bog</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="polite">polite</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>.对，我可以想出一大堆。像<span word="WC">WC</span>、洗手间、浴室、化妆间、小孩房以及一些实在不很雅致的词。</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="verb">verb</span>?你知道<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="TOILETrdquo">TOILETrdquo</span>;也可作为动词吗?</p><p> <span word="No">No</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didnrsquo">didnrsquo</span>;<span word="t">t</span>. <span word="How">How</span>?不知道。怎么用呢?</p><p> <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="onersquo">onersquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wash">wash</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dress">dress</span>.很多年以前，人们说<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="onersquo">onersquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="toiletrdquo">toiletrdquo</span>;，指的是洗澡和更衣。</p><p> <span word="So">So</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span>?那你觉得哪一个是最好的用法呢?</p><p> <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="depends">depends</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span>.我想它取决于你在哪里。</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WC">WC</span>.比如在中国，大多数人称之为<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="WCrdquo">WCrdquo</span>;。</p>
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