英语博客-北美风情 176、Who has to go to the bathroom
时间：2019-01-01 作者：英语课 分类：英语博客-北美风情
This week at Culips, our episode 1 is about a topic that most people don’t really like talking about. We finally decided 2 to talk about going to the bathroom, including how we talk about it in Canada and other details, like what a restroom looks like over here. Harp 3 and Maura do their best to teach you about bathroom etiquette 4 in North America, and the subject only gets gross 5 a couple of times!
Maura: And when you’re in someone’s home, you wanna use only washroom or bathroom. You wouldn’t say restroom in someone’s home. It just doesn’t work.
Harp: It’s really only for public spaces.
Maura: Right. So, what about the word toilet, when people say they are going to the toilet?
Harp: We don’t really say that very often in Canada.
Maura: Yeah, it’s not that common. Sometimes you might hear it, though; some people might say it.
Harp: Some people might use it, but it really does lead to a visual picture, which…
Maura: It’s a bit direct for Canadians, and I think a lot of Americans to the south of us too, because we usually say washroom or bathroom.
Harp: Yeah, exactly. If you say, Oh, where is the toilet? It’s very clear what you’re going there to do.
Maura: Yeah. It is true, though, that in England and Australia, they do say toilet and it’s very common.
Harp: Because it’s common, I think it’s not a big deal there, but because it’s not common here, it sounds strange when people say it.
- The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.这段小插曲令所有有关人员都感到非常尴尬。
- This episode remains sharply engraved on my mind.这段经历至今仍深深地铭刻在我的心中。
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
- He played an Irish melody on the harp.他用竖琴演奏了一首爱尔兰曲调。
- The rules of etiquette are not so strict nowadays.如今的礼仪规则已不那么严格了。
- According to etiquette,you should stand up to meet a guest.按照礼节你应该站起来接待客人。