5、于 W.C.(water closet)仍是过去英国人用的,在美国,几乎没有人使用。 解小便 最普通的说法是 to urinate(名词是 urination),如果去看病,护士为了化验小便,就会给你一个杯子说:「Will (could) you urinate in this cup?」医生或许也会问:「Do you have trouble urinating?」=Do you have difficulty voiding?(小便有困难吗?) 此外,还有其他的说法:to piss = to take a piss = to take
6、a leak = to void = to empty。 例如: I need to piss = I have to take a leak. How often do you get up at night to void?(晚上起床小便几次?) 此外,john(j 小写时,不是男人名字)是 bath room 或 toilet 的意思(也叫 outhouse),这通常是指在户外工作场地所使用的临时或流动性厕所(有时前面也加 portable 一字)。不过也有老外把家里的厕所叫做 john。 例如: There are severa
7、l (portable) johns in the construction site.(在建筑场地有几个临时厕所。) He went to the john a few minutes ago.(他在几分钟前上了厕所。) The manual labours have to use (portable) johns during their working hours.(劳动者在工作时间内需要使用流动性厕所。) 不过,小孩多半用 to pee 。例如: The boy needs to pee. 然而,「小便检查」又叫做 urin