新奇事件簿 日本机场提供智能手机厕纸

An airport in Japan has taken toilet cleanliness to a new level. A company has installed "toilet paper" for smartphones in the public lavatories¹ at Tokyo's Narita International Airport. Passengers are being encouraged to use the special wipes to disinfect their mobile devices. The cleansing² rolls are the idea of Japanese mobile giant NTT Docomo. It also paid for the disinfectant dispensers to be put next to the regular toilet paper holder³ in 86 cubicles⁴ in seven rest rooms at the airport. A company YouTube video informed us that toilet seats were usually more hygienic than smartphones, saying: "There are more than five times the germs on a smartphone screen as compared to a toilet seat."

日本一个机场把厕所清洁带到了新的高度。一家公司在东京成田国际机场的公共盥洗室为智能手机安装了“厕纸”。乘客可以使用这种特别的纸来为智能手机消毒。这种清洁卷纸是日本智能手机巨头NTT Docomo的创意。该公司还付费购买了消毒机，放置在机场七个盥洗室86个隔间的卫生纸盒旁边。公司在YouTube上一段视频告诉我们，马桶座圈通常比智能手机更卫生：“智能手机屏幕上的细菌数量是马桶座圈上细菌数量的五倍以上。”

Japan is a world leader in toilet technology and boasts some of the most high-tech⁵ bathrooms in the world. Many Japanese homes have toilets that are equipped with innovative⁶ flushing, seat warming, and automated⁷ bidet functions. On some, the lid automatically rises when you enter the toilet and flushes when you finish. There is also a gadget⁸ that produces loud flushing sounds if you want to hide embarrassing "toilet noises". NTT Docomo has accompanied its smartphone wipes with a two-minute instructional video for tourists on how to use the sheets correctly, and also on how to use the other features common in Japan's toilets. It said it wants to make sure, "foreign tourists could enjoy their travel hygienically".

日本在马桶技术方面是全世界的领头羊，并拥有全世界最高科技的盥洗室。许多日本人的家中安装了有着创新的冲洗，座圈加热技术和自动坐浴功能的马桶。有一些马桶更先进，使用马桶的时候盖子会自动升起，结束后会自动冲洗。还有一些小配件，如果你想掩盖一些令人尴尬的“如厕”的声音，它可以制造出很响亮的冲水声。NTT Docomo的手机厕纸还配有两分钟的指导视频，教给游客如何正确使用这些厕纸，以及如何使用日本马桶其他功能。该公司表示，希望“外国游客能够卫生地享受他们的旅行” 。

1 lavatories   

n.厕所( lavatory的名词复数 )；抽水马桶；公共厕所（或卫生间、洗手间、盥洗室）；浴室水池

参考例句：

• But there would be no public lavatories in a quarter like this. 可是在这样的地方是找不到公共厕所的。 来自英汉文学
• The lavatories are at the rear of the cabin. 盥洗室在机舱的尾部。 来自互联网

2 cleansing   

n. 净化(垃圾) adj. 清洁用的 动词cleanse的现在分词

参考例句：

• medicated cleansing pads for sensitive skin 敏感皮肤药物清洗棉
• Soap is not the only cleansing agent. 肥皂并不是唯一的清洁剂。

3 holder   

n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物

参考例句：

• The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
• That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。

4 cubicles   

n.小卧室，斗室( cubicle的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Security guards, operating inside bullet-proof glass cubicles, and speaking through microphones, scrutinized every arrival and departure. 警卫们在装有防弹玻璃的小室里值勤，通过麦克风细致盘问每一个进出的人。 来自辞典例句
• I guess they thought me content to stay in cubicles. 我猜他们认为我愿意呆在小房间里。 来自互联网

5 high-tech   

adj.高科技的

参考例句：

• The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
• The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。

6 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。

7 automated   

a.自动化的

参考例句：

• The entire manufacturing process has been automated. 整个生产过程已自动化。
• Automated Highway System (AHS) is recently regarded as one subsystem of Intelligent Transport System (ITS). 近年来自动公路系统(Automated Highway System,AHS)，作为智能运输系统的子系统之一越来越受到重视。

8 gadget   

n.小巧的机械，精巧的装置，小玩意儿

参考例句：

• This gadget isn't much good.这小机械没什么用处。
• She has invented a nifty little gadget for undoing stubborn nuts and bolts.她发明了一种灵巧的小工具用来松开紧固的螺母和螺栓。