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