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Women need twice as many toilets as men, say public health experts
公共健康专家称，女性公厕数量应是男性公厕的两倍
Toilet provisions for women in the UK must be boosted so there are two female toilets to every male one, according to a new report on the state of public facilities.
根据一项关于公共设施情况的最新报告，英国的女性公厕数量必须增加，使女厕数量达到男厕数量的两倍。
The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) recommends new laws governing female toilets in the UK, and cites existing “potty parity” laws in the US and Canada, where a two-to-one ratio is mandated in some jurisdictions.
英国皇家公共卫生协会（RSPH）建议制定关于女性公厕管理的新法规。同时协会还引证了在美国和加拿大现行的“便器平等法”，该法律在美加一些司法管辖区得以实行，它规定女厕和男厕数量比例应为 2 : 1。
A two-to-one ratio is recommended “because of time consuming factors related to clothing, menstruation, and anatomical differences,” reads the report. The existing British standard is 1:1.
报告称，之所以建议女厕和男厕的数量采用 2：1 的比例，是因为“（上厕所的）耗时与服装、月经以及人体结构差异等因素相关”，而英国现行的标准是 1 : 1。
The report also raises concerns about the decline in the number of public toilets in the UK. “Our report highlights that the dwindling public toilet numbers in recent years is a threat to health, mobility, and equality that we cannot afford to ignore,” said RSPH CEO Shirley Cramer.
该报告还提出，英国公共厕所数量下降这个问题。英国皇家公共卫生协会首席执行官雪莉·克拉默说：“我们的报告强调了，近年来公共厕所数量的减少对民众身体健康、社区人口流动性和社会群体平等构成了威胁，而这些威胁我们无法忽视。”
“As is so often the case in this country, it is a health burden that falls disproportionately on already disadvantaged groups.”
“健康负担不成比例地落在了那些已经处于不利地位的群体身上，而类似的情况在这个国家很常见。”
With that in mind the report urges the government to reverse funding cuts and provide more money for investment in civil infrastructure.
基于此，该报告敦促英国政府扭转削减拨款的势态，为民用基础设施的兴建投入更多资金。
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重点词汇
provision
/prəˈvɪʒn/
n. 提供，供给
词性拓展：provide (v.)
词根词缀：-sion
词根词缀：-tion
boost
/buːst/
v. 使增长；促进，推动
搭配短语：boost profits
搭配短语：boost one's confidence
词性拓展：boost (n.)
例句：This is a boost to the economy.
cite
/saɪt/
v. 引用；举出（示例），提及（原因）
搭配短语：cite sth.
英文释义：to mention sth. in order to support what you are saying
potty
/ˈpɑːti/
n. 便盆，尿壶
搭配短语：go potty
相关短语：use the toilet
相关短语：go to the toilet
parity
/ˈpærəti/
n. 平等，相同，对等
相关词汇：equality
ratio
/ˈreɪʃioʊ/
n. 比例，比率
搭配短语：a two-to-one ratio
mandate
/ˈmændeɪt/
v. 强制执行，命令，规定
英文释义：to order someone to do sth.
jurisdiction
/ˌdʒʊrɪsˈdɪkʃn/
n. 管辖区域，管辖范围
同源词： justice
menstruation
/ˌmenstruˈeɪʃn/
n. 月经期
词性拓展：menstrual (adj.)
menstrual 搭配短语：menstrual period
menstrual 例句：I'm on my (menstrual) period.
anatomical
/ˌænəˈtɑːmɪkl/
adj. 与身体结构有关的，人体结构上的
词性拓展：anatomy (n.)
anatomy 搭配短语：the anatomy of the nervous system
highlight
/ˈhaɪlaɪt/
v. 突出，强调
英文释义：the brightest part of a subject
近义词：emphasize
搭配短语：highlight main issues
例句：You should highlight our skills and achievements.
dwindle
/ˈdwɪndl/
v. 逐渐减少，缩小
英文释义：gradually become less and less
搭配短语：dwindle away
例句：Your money just dwindled away.
mobility
/moʊˈbɪləti/
n. 流动性；活动性，灵活性
词性拓展：mobile (adj.)
搭配短语：mobile phone
英文释义： the ability to move easily from one area to another
disproportionately
/ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːrʃənətli/
adv. 不成比例地，不相称地
相关词汇：proportion (n.)
词根词缀：-ate
相关词汇：proportionate (adj.)
词根词缀：dis-
相关词汇：disproportionate (adj.)
词根词缀：-ly
reverse
/rɪˈvɜːrs/
v. 扭转，彻底改变
搭配短语：reverse sth.
搭配短语：reverse a trend
搭配短语：reverse the disease
搭配短语：reverse funding cuts
infrastructure
/ˈɪnfrəstrʌktʃər/
n. 基础设施，基础建设
词根词缀：infra-
相关词汇：structure (n.)
搭配短语：civil infrastructure
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