英美的廁所文化
1.Public lavatory意為“公廁”，
在公共場所，廁所門上都標有Gent’s(男廁)，或Ladies’(女廁)，有時也標有Men’s, Men’s room, Gentleman’s, Women’s Women’s room.如：Where is the Gent’s?(廁所在哪兒?)If you would like a wash, the Gentleman’s is just over there.(如果要上廁所，男廁就在那邊。)
2.toilet是最常用的一個詞。可指“公廁”，也可指“私廁”。例如：I wonder where the toilet is.(我想知道廁所在哪兒。)
3.lavatory是個客氣的詞，但不如toilet常用。
4.bathroom是書面語。
5.loo是一個口語詞，在英國用得很普通，主要指私人住宅中的廁所。如：Excuse me, would you like to tell me where the loo is?(請問，廁所在哪兒?)
6.powder room是美語，女士常用。如：I would like to powder my nose.就表現了美國人的幽默。
7.wash room, washing room, westroom常用于美國英語。
8.W.C.是water closet的縮寫，常用于英國英語，表示“有抽水沒有設備的廁所”，有時也可用手勢表示，即拇指和食指圈成圓，其他三指向上，模仿成英文W和C的形態。
9.John是俚語。如：Last night I went to visit John twice.(昨晚我去了趟廁所。)
10.go and see one’s aunt是俚語，常用于英國英語，表示“上廁所”“去大便”。
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