telephone box

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A pensioner has found a novel use for an old red telephone box, turning it into a lavatory.
英國(guó)一位退休老人近日極富創(chuàng)意地將一座陳舊的紅色電話(huà)亭改造成一間室外衛(wèi)生間。
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''I've wanted a red telephone box for years and I didn't have an outside lavatory, so I thought I could combine the two.
這些年我一直想有個(gè)紅色電話(huà)亭，而且我沒(méi)有室外衛(wèi)生間，所以我覺(jué)得可以把兩者郃二爲(wèi)一。
We experimented with drugs (by which I mean cigarettes and alcohol) smashed up the odd telephone box and shoplifted handfuls of penny chews at every opportunity.
我們服過(guò)“葯”（我是指菸和酒），砸爛過(guò)形狀怪異的電話(huà)亭，也進(jìn)商店揩過(guò)油，有機(jī)會(huì)就媮?zhàn)吡畠r(jià)糖果。

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A telephone box is a small shelter outdoors in which there is a public telephone.