World Toilet Day世界厕所日
作者： 张宁November the 19th is World Toilet Day （WTD）. This day celebrates theimportance of something we never really think about too much—the toilet.
World Toilet Day...at first glance， this seems like an unlikely candidate1 for aholiday and more like some sort of joke， but it draws attention to varioussanitation2 issues around the world and work towards solving them.
A clean and hygienic bathroom is very important for a healthy lifestyle.
One in three people across the globe do not have regular access3 to a toilet.Even amongst those who do have such access， unclean and unsafe toilets poseproblems of their own， including contributing4 towards the spread of diseases.
World Toilet Day was created by the World Toilet Organization in 2001. WorldToilet Day’s goal is to allow everyone on the planet to take care of their most basicneeds without having to fear for their safety.
11 月19 日是世界厕所日。这一天是为了庆祝我们从未认真考虑过的一个重要事物———厕所。
世界厕所日……乍一看，这似乎不太可能成为一个节日，更像是某种玩笑，但这一天使人们对世界各地各种卫生问题更加关注，并致力于解决这些问题。
一个干净卫生的卫生间对健康的生活方式至关重要。
全球三分之一的人缺少正常上厕所的渠道。此外，即使在那些有条件如厕的人中，不干净和不安全的厕所也会带来问题，包括导致疾病的传播。
世界厕所日由世界厕所组织于2001 年设立。世界厕所日的目标是让地球上的每个人都能照顾到他们自己最基本的需求，而不必担心他们自己的安全。
（英语原文选自：daysoftheyear.com）