Formal
正式
The following are appropriate in any situation:
下面這些表達適用于任何場合:
Bathroom
衛(wèi)生間
Example: I’m gonna [going to] go to the bathroom.
例:我要用一下衛(wèi)生間。
Restroom
洗手間
Example: Where is the restroom?
例:請問洗手間在哪?
Little boy’s/girl’s room
男/女廁所
Example: I’ll be right back, I need to use the little girl’s room.
例:我馬上就回來,我想去一下洗手間。
Powder my nose
去洗手間(注:由女士去衛(wèi)生間補妝引申而來)
Example: Excuse me, I need to powder my nose.
例:不好意思,我想去一下衛(wèi)生間。
Familiar
熟悉
The following are appropriate with family or friends:
下面這些表達適合同家人或朋友說:
Pee
撒尿
Example: Where’ the bathroom? I need to pee.
例:衛(wèi)生間在哪兒?我要尿尿。
Tinkle (mostly used by older women)
尿尿(一般為較年長的女性使用)
Example: I drank too much water! I have to go tinkle.
例:我喝了太多水!我要去尿尿。
Go (when used in context)
方便一下(在語境中使用)
Example: Where’s the bathroom, I really have to go!
例:廁所在哪,我真的要去方便一下了!
Potty (Generally used by children)
上廁所(一般兒童使用)
Example (noun): Where’s the potty?
例(名詞):廁所在哪?
Example (verb): Mama, I have to potty.
例(動詞):媽媽:我要上廁所。
Take a 1/2 (number 1 refers to peeing, number 2 to pooping)
大小便(1指的是小便,2指大便)
Example: Person 1 – I have to go to the bathroom.
例:甲——我要上廁所。
Person 2 – Number 1 or number 2?
乙——小便還是大便?
My bladder is bursting (when you really have to go)
我的膀胱要炸了(真的憋不住的時候使用)
Example: Stop the car! My bladder is bursting.
停車!我憋不住了。
Rude
粗魯
The following are appropriate only with friends:
下面這些表達只能和朋友說:
John
茅坑
Example: Where’s the John? I have to take a number 2.
例:茅坑在哪?我要大便。
Loo (UK - can be familiar or rude, depending on where you are)
廁所(英式英語——根據(jù)不同的場合,這個詞可以表現(xiàn)親密,也可以表現(xiàn)粗魯)
Example: I’ll be right back, I’m gonna go to the loo.
例:我馬上回來,我要去廁所。
Crapper
廁所
Example: Hey man, where’s the crapper?
例:嘿,哥們兒,廁所在哪?
Take a leak
上廁所
Example: He has to take a leak, where’s your bathroom?
例:他要尿尿,廁所在哪?
Pee oneself (when you really have to go)
尿褲子(憋不住的時候使用)
Example: I’m about to pee myself, let’s go home.
例:我要尿褲子了,回家吧。
Can
廁所
Example: Do you mind telling me where’s the can?
不介意告訴我?guī)谀陌?
Vulgar
粗俗
The following should only be used with close friends, if ever. Also remember that it is more common for men to use these expressions than women.
可以的話,下面這些只能對最最親密的朋友說。記住一般男性比女性更常使用這些表達。
Shit
拉屎
Example: Man, where’s the can, I need to go shit.
例:喂,廁所在哪,我要去拉屎。
Dump
拉屎
Example: He went to take a dump.
例:他去拉屎了。
Shitter
馬桶
Example: I’ve gotta [got to] use your shitter.
例:我要用下你馬桶。
Piss
小便
Example: We drank a lot of beer and now we all have to piss.
例:我們酒喝多了,現(xiàn)在要去小便。
Pisser
廁所
Example: Mind if I use your pisser?
例:不介意我用下你廁所吧?
Piss oneself (same as pee oneself, but cruder)
尿褲子(和pee oneself一樣,但更粗俗一點)