“Toilet” about the English expression(关于“厕所”的英语表达) 实用口语课 主讲人:袁红专 1 Chinese pop toilet expression 2 Tips 我们有时将“厕所”说成“洗手间”,但在欧美等国家洗手的地方通常是: “浴室 bathroom ”“盥洗室lavatory” 所以要问:Where’s the bathroom? 因为浴室和厕所大多在一起,所以被带到浴室就能解决问题了。 稍许会说英语的人,较高雅的说法是:(May) I wash my hands? . 3 American English:We do not use the word toilet to talk about a room that has a toilet in it. Use bathroom for a room in a house that contains a toilet. Use restroom, lavatory, ladies’ room or men’s room to talk about a room in a public place that has one or more toilets 4 British English expression: Toilets Gents Ladies Loo
(for people with disabilities) 8 Special usage 9 In transit 火车上的厕所往往是直接排放到铁轨上的,所以有提示‘进站时请勿使用’(Please do not flush while the train is standing at a station)。 国际航线厕所的通用标识是lavatory,飞机上的厕所一般还带有洗手池(sink/washing basin)与垃圾桶(waste bin)。现在很多飞机使用真空抽吸式厕所(vacuum lavatory)。 10