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進入《中英對照讀新聞》Squeaky-clean Singapore in toilet manners campaign 很乾淨的新加坡進行廁所禮儀運動
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Squeaky-clean Singapore needs cleaner toilets and public awareness is one way to achieve this, a civic group said at the launch of the latest stage of its LOO campaign -- Let’s Observe Ourselves.
非常乾淨的新加坡需要更乾淨的廁所，而且公民意識是達成這個目標的途徑之一，一個公民團體在新加坡「廁所」（自我監察）運動展開最新階段行動時說。
The city-state has 30,000 public restrooms and is pushing to make 70 percent of them at least "three-star" clean by 2013.
這個城市國家有3萬間公廁，現正推動要在2013年讓其中7成廁所都達到至少「3星級」清潔度。
But a survey by the Restroom Association （Singapore） （RAS） found that only some 500 of the island’s public toilets overall were up to its standards of working facilities, lack of litter and odor, and the provision of basic amenities such as hand soap and toilet paper.
但新加坡廁所協會（RAS）一份調查發現，這個國家所有的公廁中，只有約500間符合其對於可使用設施、沒有亂丟垃圾和臭味，以及供應洗手皂和衛生紙等基本衛生用品等標準。
"For us, toilet etiquette reflects Singaporeans’ culture. It tells people how civilized we are," RAS President Tan Puay Hoon told reporters on Thursday, when the association unveiled its 70-page report on public restrooms as part of a campaign to improve island-wide toilet cleanliness.
「對我們來說，廁所禮儀反映新加坡的文化，它告訴人們我們有多文明」，廁所協會主席在該會發表70頁的公廁報告時說，這份報告是改善全島廁所清潔運動的一部分。
"We are a First World country and we want a gracious society to reflect that."
「我們是世界一流國家，我們希望以一個優雅的社會反映這一點。」
Under the RAS Happy Toilet Programme, toilets are rated from three to five stars. A four-star toilet should have a diaper changing station or urinal for children and a five-star should have eco-friendly features such as water-saving taps.
根據RAS快樂廁所計畫，廁所將以3到5星級評分，4星級廁所應該具備換尿布臺，或者兒童用小便池，5星級廁所應該有省水水龍頭等環保設施。
新聞辭典
squeaky-clean：形容詞，非常乾淨，squeaky是形容摩擦物品發出的嘎嘎聲，藉此形容乾淨的程度；道德上毫無瑕疵的。例句：She always keeps her house squeaky-clean.（她總是把她的房子維持得非常乾淨。）
loo：名詞，廁所。文中與「自我監察」運動英文縮寫3個字母L-O-O雙關。
provision：名詞，供應、預備。 例句：He has made provision for emergencies. （他已經為急難狀況做了預備。）
