[精华]厕所用语

[精华]厕所用语 当你难以启齿时…… 一名中国留学生初到美国，在机场找厕所，问老外:「Where is W.C.,」老外听不懂。一名中国太太到医院生产，洋护士问她:「Did you have a bowel movement,」她却听不懂。还有人学了几十年的英语，还不晓得英语里的「大便」、「小便」、「放屁」真正应该怎么说…… 至于性毛病，更是老中难于启齿、欲语还羞的尴尬。见到洋医生，窘迫万分，不知如何开口才是，真有「犹抱琵琶半遮面」的感受。 以下为一些「禁忌」(taboo)的美语之整理。毕竟这些都是咱们日常生活的一部分，说不定有一天这些「禁忌」之语还能「派上用场」呢～ 厕所 在美国一般都叫rest room或bath room(男女厕均可)或分别叫做 men‘s room 或 ladies‘ room(=powder room)，不过在飞机上，则叫 lavatory，在军中又叫 latrine。至于 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 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 several (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 urine test，因为这里的 urine 是化验的样品(specimen)。 例如: * Do I need a urine test? 注意:to piss off 是片语，又是指对人生气或对事物的不满。不过这是不礼貌的片语，少用为妙。 例如: * He pissed me off. = He made me angry. * He always pisses off (at) the society.(对社会不满) 如果「小便」有毛病，也可以告诉医生说: * My urine is cloudy and it smells strong.(有浊尿，味道很重) * I have pus (或air)in urine.(尿有泡沫) (pus = cloudy; air = bubble) * I dribble a little urine after I have finished urinating.(小便后还会滴滴答答。)(即失禁毛病) * I am passing less urine than usual.(小便的量比平时少) 解大便 一般是用 to make(或 have)a bowel movement 或 to take a shit。如果看病，医生常问:「Do you have regular bowel movement,」(大便正常吗,)(说得斯文些，就是「大肠在转动」) 此外，还有其他的说法: to defecate =to discharge excrement(或 feces)=to take feces (或 faeces)。 例如: * The patient needs to take a shit. (=to make a bowel movement) 不过，小孩多半是用 to make a poo poo 或 to make a BM. 。 例如: * The boy had a stinky BM.(大便奇臭。) 但是「大便检查」倒叫做 stool exam，因为 stool 也是一种化验的样品。 例如: * The doctor has to exam his stool.(医生要检查他的大便。) 放屁 在美语里最常用的是 to expel gas 或 to fart 或 to make (或 pass)gas。 例如: * 医生有时问:「How often do you expel(或 make 或 pass)gas,」(你放屁的次数很多吗,) * Is the gas expelled by belching,(是否打嗝后就会放屁呢,)(动词是 belch) * He said the more he ate, the more he farted.(吃的愈多，放屁也愈多。) * He has passed more gas than usual within the last two days.(过去两天中，他放屁比平常多。) * Be careful not to fart in the public.(注意在公共场所不可放屁。) 至于消化不良，大便不通或拉肚子，也有不同的说法。 例如: * I have an upset stomach.(消化不良) = I have heartburn. = I have indigestion. (注意:Heartburn 是指胃不舒服，不是「心痛」(heartache) * Something has upset my stomach for two weeks.(胃不舒服有两星期了。) * He has(persistent)constipation.(或 irregularity)(他经常便秘。) 或 * He has been unusually constipated.(便秘很反常。)或 * He is having problem with irregularity.(或 constipation); 或 * He has no bowel movement for the past few days. * He has bouts of diarrhea.=He is having trouble with diarrhea.(他拉了一阵肚子。) * He can see trace of blood and pus or mucus in his stool(或 bowel movement)(大便时可看到血丝和粘膜。)