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Spending a penny is one of life's most mundane chores, but a new book aims to show just how interesting a loo break can be.
上（公共）厕所是人生活中最平常不过的一件琐事了，但是一本新书却揭示了上厕所是一件如何有趣的事情。

While the majority of humans make their call of nature in a bog-standard (no pun intended) bathroom, some innovative WCs in awe-inspiring locations perfectly complement their environment.
大多数人会在最一般（没有一语双关的意思）的洗手间里解决自己的生理需求，一些创新WC却具有令人惊叹的位置和完美环境的契合。

From desert huts made from palm fronds, to a cistern hanging off a rock in British Columbia that is powered by the moon, Toilets: A Spotter's Guide, by Lonely Planet, reveals more than 100 of the wackiest loos around the globe.
从沙漠里由棕榈树叶做成的小屋、到英国哥伦比亚由月亮制动悬挂在岩石上的水槽。《孤独星球》的《Toilets: A Spotter's Guide》介绍了全球100多个最怪异的卫生间。

A toilet block in Chott el Djerid, southern Tunisia, provides a colourful pit stop for tourists needing to spend a penny.
上图是突尼斯南部杰里德大盐湖的厕所区，为游客在需要上厕所的时候提供了一个彩色的休息停靠区。

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This suction toilet has been designed for astronauts wanting to spend a penny in outer space.
这一吸入型厕所是为外太空的宇航员设计的。

The suction system pulls any waste into the machine as soon as it leaves the body.
这套吸入系统把任何离开身体的垃圾尽快吸到机器里。

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Helmut Jahn–designed urinals in the Sony Center in Berlin's Potsdamer Platz provide a futuristic loo break.
赫尔穆特·扬设计的位于柏林波茨坦广场索尼中心的小便器提供了一个未来概念的厕所休息空间。

The Helmut Jahn–designed urinal is built on the no-man's land buffer zone between East and West Germany during the days of the Berlin Wall.
赫尔穆特的小便池是在柏林墙时代设计在东德和西德之间的无人缓冲区域。

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These toilet cubicles in Redwoods Forest in Rotorua, New Zealand, portray native endangered birds.
这些厕所隔间位于新西兰罗托鲁瓦的红杉森林，描绘了家乡的濒危鸟类。

Each cubicle represents an endangered or extinct bird from New Zealand's North Island.
每一个小厕间都代表了新西兰北部岛屿濒临灭绝或已灭绝的鸟类。

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This toilet in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada, has a flush that is powered by the moon.
这个卫生间是位于加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚海达瓜，是由月球引起的潮汐制动的。

The toilet has an automatic flush that washes its waste away twice a day.
该厕所会自动冲洗，一天会冲洗两次脏污。

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The staff toilet at Chena Hot Springs Resort, Alaska, is certainly off the beaten track.
这是阿拉斯加齐纳温泉度假村的员工厕所，绝对不落俗套。

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These His and Hers beach toilets on Jericoacoara Beach in Brazil are made using palm fronds.
这些在巴西杰里科科拉海滩的男生女生厕所是由棕榈树叶子搭建而成的。

The rustic huts are made with palm fronds, giving them a shaggy dog appearance.
这些乡村小屋是用棕榈叶做成的，使他们外表看起来像一个毛茸茸的狗。

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This toilet fountain in Foshan, China, uses more than 10,000 pre-used and factory seconds toilets, urinals and sinks.
位于中国佛山的这一厕所喷泉使用了一万多个使用过的工厂二手厕所、便池和水槽。

What this toilet fountain by Chinese artist Shu Yong in Foshan, China, lacks in practical terms, it makes up for in ingenuity.
出自中国佛山艺术家舒勇之手的厕所喷泉，虽说在实用层面比较缺乏，但在设计创意方面却别具一格。

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This green eco toilet complements its surroundings on the edge of Waitpinga Beach, South Australia.
位于南澳维特品格沙滩的这一绿色环保厕所使这个地方锦上添花。