14-07-11 For the uninitiated, entering a public lavatory in China can be a horrifying experience. 对外国人来说，中国的公共厕所简直是一场噩梦。 In smaller cities, or the countryside, the sight of an open trench filled with excrement（粪便） , coupled with a s...

11-12-25 First, Japan gave the world hi-tech lavatories. Now, a crystal lavatory studded with more than 72,000 pieces of Swarovski cut crystal and valued at over $100,000 (64,000). 之前，日本曾发明过高科技坐便器，而今，又推出了水晶坐便器，镶满了超过7.2万颗施...

11-06-11 俄罗斯首都莫斯科将于今年年底在街头安装最新研制的反恐公厕，届时占据街头大量空间的旧式塑料公厕将被取代。 Terrorist-proof public lavatories will replace the flimsy primitive portable plastic lavatories that currently litter many public spaces in Moscow...

10-09-11 A pensioner has found a novel use for an old red telephone box, turning it into a lavatory. 英国一位退休老人近日极富创意地将一座陈旧的红色电话亭改造成一间室外卫生间。 The red telephone box converted into a toilet. John Long, 73, spent months convert...

10-09-05 上周六，披头士乐队已故成员约翰列侬生前使用过的一个马桶在拍卖会上拍得9500英镑（约合近1.5万美元）的高价。 A toilet that belonged to late Beatle John Lennon fetched 9,500 pounds ($14,740) at auction on Saturday. A toilet that belonged to late（已故的）...