Do you usually say, “I’m going to the toilet” in English?

你是否常用“I’m going to the toilet”來表達(dá)上廁所呢?

Although saying this can be correct in some contexts, it can be overly direct or even rude–especially in American English.

雖然某些情況下這是對的，但是這種說法有點(diǎn)太過直接，甚至粗魯了——尤其在美式英語中。

It’s not necessary to restrict yourself to just this literal phrase when in English we have so many varieties of expressing this phrase.

其實(shí)你大可不必只使用這一個(gè)短語，英文中還有很多用來表達(dá)相同意思的語句。

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.

今天，我就教大家英文中所有關(guān)于表達(dá)“去上廁所”的短語，從最禮貌的方式到最粗魯、只能同最親密的朋友說的方式一應(yīng)俱全。

Are you ready to learn some fun, and extremely useful English? Then let’s go!

準(zhǔn)備好學(xué)習(xí)最有趣、最實(shí)用的英語了嗎?我們開始吧!

The following 22 toilet related vocabulary and expressions are sorted from the most polite, to the rudest and most vulgar.

下面這22個(gè)和廁所有關(guān)的詞匯和表達(dá)是按照從禮貌到粗俗來排序的。

Formal

正式

The following are appropriate in any situation:

下面這些表達(dá)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(bǔ)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。