厕所英文：如何专业地如厕？

爱思英语编者按：在讲英文时不必仅限于这一个字面的词组，英文中有各种表示这个词组意思的用法。今天，我要教大家所有的如厕英文，从最有礼貌的方法到跟最亲密朋友间最直白的用法。

Do you usually say, “I’m going to the toilet” in English?
 你是否经常用英文说：”I’m going to the toilet”?

Although saying this can be correct in some contexts, it can be overly direct or even rude–especially in American English.
 尽管在有些语境中这样说是正确的，但是这种说法在美式英文中就显得过于直接，甚至是有点粗鲁了。

It’s not necessary to restrict yourself to just this literal phrase when in English we have so many varieties of expressing this phrase. Today, I’m going to teach you everything from the most polite ways to say this, to the crass [rude] expressions that you’ll only want to say around the closest of friends.
 其实我们在讲英文时不必仅限于这一个字面的词组，英文中有各种表示这个词组意思的用法。今天，我要教大家所有的如厕英文，从最有礼貌的方法到跟最亲密朋友间最直白的用法。

Are you ready to learn some fun, and extremely useful English? Then let’s go!
 你准备好来学习这些有趣而又非常有用的英文了吗？

22 Expressions with “Toilet” in English

The following toilet related vocabulary and expressions are sorted from the most polite, to the rudest and most vulgar.
 下面这些关于厕所的词汇和表达方法根据其礼貌和粗俗程度分类。

Formal正式体

The following are appropriate in any situation:
 下面是任何场合都恰当的用法：

Bathroom

–Example: I’m gonna [going to] go to the bathroom.
 例子：我要上卫生间。

Restroom

–Example: Where is the restroom?
 例子：洗手间在哪儿？

Little boy’s/girl’s room

–Example: I’ll be right back, I need to use the little girl’s room.
 例子：我马上回来，我要用下洗手间。

Powder my nose

–Example: Excuse me, I need to powder my nose.
 例子：不好意思，我要去趟盥洗室。

Familiar熟人之间用法

The following are appropriate with family or friends:
 下面为跟朋友或家人在一起时用法：

Pee

-Example: Where’ the bathroom? I need to pee.
 例子：洗手间在哪？我想小便。

Tinkle (mostly used by older women)（用于年龄大的妇女）

-Example: I drank too much water! I have to go tinkle.
 例子：我水喝太多了！我得去小个便。

Go (when used in context)（根据语境）

-Example: Where’s the bathroom, I really have to go!
 例子：厕所在哪，我得上趟厕所。

Potty (Generally used by children)（通常用于儿童）

-Example (noun): Where’s the potty?
 例子：便壶在哪？

-Example (verb): Mama, I have to potty.
 例子：妈妈，我要尿尿。

Take a #1/#2 (number 1 refers to peeing, number 2 to pooping)
 1号表示小便，2号表示大便。

-Example: Person 1 – I have to go to the bathroom.
 例子：人物1-我得上趟厕所。

Person 2 – Number 1 or number 2?
 人物2-大号、小号？

My bladder is bursting (when you really have to go)（真的憋不住时用）

-Example: Stop the car! My bladder is bursting.
 例子：停车！我憋不住了。

Rude粗鲁

The following are appropriate only with friends
 下面的用法仅限朋友间使用

John

–Example: Where’s the John? I have to take a number 2.
 例子：厕所在哪？我要拉屎。

Loo (UK – can be familiar or rude, depending on where you are)（英式用法-可用于熟人或粗鲁用法时，取决于在哪）

–Example: I’ll be right back, I’m gonna go to the loo.
 例子：我马上回来，我要上趟厕所。

Crapper

–Example: Hey man, where’s the crapper?
 例子：嘿，老兄，厕所在哪？

Take a leak

–Example: He has to take a leak, where’s your bathroom?
 例子：他要去解手（嘘嘘），厕所在哪？

Pee oneself (when you really have to go)尿裤子(憋不住的时候使用)

Example: I’m about to pee myself, let’s go home.
 我快要尿裤子了，咱们回家吧。

Can

Example: Do you mind telling me where’s the can?
 例子：不介意告诉我马桶在哪吧?

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.
 可以的话，下面这些只能对最最亲密的朋友说。记住一般男性比女性更常使用这些表达。

Shit

Example: Man, where’s the can, I need to go shit.
 例子：喂，厕所在哪，我要去拉屎。

Dump

Example: He went to take a dump.
 例子：他去拉屎了。

Shitter

Example: I’ve gotta [got to] use your shitter.
 例子：我要用下你马桶。

Piss

Example: We drank a lot of beer and now we all have to piss.
 例子：我们酒喝多了，现在要去小便。

Pisser

Example: Mind if I use your pisser?
 例子：不介意我用下你厕所吧?

Piss oneself (same as pee oneself, but cruder)尿裤子(和pee oneself一样，但更粗俗一点)

In Conclusion.Having a rich vocabulary is important, especially if you want to sound like a native. However, it’s perhaps even more important to know when to appropriately use these phrases, and not to sound rude in a second language.
 总之，丰富词汇量很重要，尤其是你想要将英语说得和母语一样流利时。但是知道如何正确使用这些词汇短语并且听起来不粗鲁更重要。