各国厕所的讲究事儿

　  2002年，《纽约时报》报道日本有一半的家庭都使用高科技马桶，这种高科技马桶由日本最有名的模特做广告，有可加热可调整的坐垫、喷水、按摩、吹干器等。在日本的成田机场你就可以见识到这种高科技，当然你也可以选择老式的厕所，省去不必要的麻烦。

　　In 2002, "New York Times" reported that half of Japanese households have access to high-tech toilets. Japanese most famous model advertised for it, which has heatable and adjustable seat, water spray, massage, blow dry device and the like. In Narita Airport of Japan, you can get an insight into this high-tech technique. Of course, you can choose some old-fashioned toilets, eliminating unnecessary troubles.

      恒丰金业科技有限责任公司是香港的一家珠宝商，它建造了这座黄金大厅，里面很多日常用品都是金制的，包括一个24克拉的纯金马桶。在2008年大厅关闭之前，有人曾担心这个著名的马桶会熔化，但是珠宝商声明没有这回事，金马桶的命运现在仍然是个谜。

　　Hang Fung Gold Technology Co., Ltd. is a Hong Kong jeweler. It built a gold hall, which has a lot of gold daily necessities, including a 24-carat pure gold toilet. In 2008 before the hall was closed, some people were worried that the well-known toilet would melt, but the jewelers declared that no such things had happened. Anyway, the fate of the gold toilet is still a mystery.

　    游客曾经抱怨过北京的厕所，但是在2008年奥运会之后，中国修建了一系列有星级设施的厕所，包括地毯和饮料。其中的一个甚至像只巨大的昆虫，如图，像是在向世界点头一样。

　　Tourists once complained about Beijing's toilets. But after the 2008 Olympic Games, China built a series of star facilities, toilets, including the shapes of carpets and beverages. One of them is even like a large insect, as shown, like a nod to the world.

      从法国到曼谷，这种蹲着的厕所很常见。推崇这种设计的人认为这种厕所更卫生、更节水，并且容易清扫和保持。

　　From France to Bangkok, this kind of squat toilets are common. It is said the such toilets are healthier, more water-saving, and easier to clean and maintain.