江苏省南京市8-英国厕所.docx

Pushingformorepublictoilets

IsatoiletrevolutioncomingtotheUK?

WhenImovedfromEnglandtoBeijing,Iwassurprisedbyhoweasyitistofindtoilets!IntheUK,therearen’tmanypublictoilets.Infact,since2000,thenumberofpublictoiletshasdroppedby40percent,accordingtoTheLondonSociety.

Localcouncils(议会)intheUKshouldprovidepublictoilets,butit’snotamustbylaw(法律).Buildingandtakingcareoftoiletscostsalot,solocalcouncilsmaytrytosavemoneybynotprovidingthem.

Withtheriseofcafeculture,manyoldtoiletspacesareturnedintocafesandbars,andtheirrestroomsoftenactaspublictoilets.Also,peopledon’tliketalkingabouttoiletsintheUK,sotheproblemdoesn’tgetmuchattention.

Butnothavingenoughtoiletsisbadfortheeconomy(经济).Researchshowsthatpeople-friendlyareaswithgoodservicesbringin30percentmorevisitors.InLondon’sSoho,nothavingenoughpublicloos(厕所)costs4.9millionpounds(about46millionyuan)eachyearinlostrevenue(税收),reportedTheLondonSociety.

Now,peopleintheUKaretryingtochangethis“loo-less”problem.OnFeb10,theBritishToiletAssociationstartedthe“LegaliseLoos”campaign(活动).Theywantthegovernmenttomakepublictoiletsamust-haveeverywhere.Earlier,AgeUKLondonalsoaskedforbettertoiletaccess(使用机会),especiallyforolderpeople.

任务型阅读：回答相近即可得分

1.ComparedwithChina,what’stheproblemintheUKnow?

TherearefewertoiletsintheUKnow.

2.What’sthebiggestproblemofbuildingmoretoilets?

Itcostsalotofmoney.

3.Howdocafesandbarshelpwiththetoiletproblem?

Theyallowpeopletousetheirbathroomslikepublicones.

4.Accordingtothewriter,Whatistheminimum(最小)requirementofpeople-friendlyareas?

Toilets

5.WhatdoyouthinkstillneedsimprovementaboutthetoiletsinChina?

(5.HowtogettheUKgovernmenttoagreetobuildtoilets？)