雙語閱讀:英國廢棄電話亭再利用 變身室外衛生間
A pensioner has found a novel use for an old red telephone box, turning it into a lavatory.
英國一位退休老人近日極富創意地將一座陳舊的紅色電話亭改造成一間室外衛生間。
John Long, 73, spent months converting the cubicle into a loo after finding the disused box in a reclamation yard in Carhampton, Somerset.
73歲的約翰•朗在薩默塞特郡卡漢普頓的回收區發現了這個廢棄的電話亭，之後花費數月時間把它打造成了衛生間。
The retired salesman, from Taunton, Somerset, fitted the telephone box with a porcelain lavatory pan, hand basin, high-level cistern, frosted glass panes, a heater and a red tennis ball on the end of the lavatory chain.
來自薩默塞特郡陶頓的退休推銷員約翰•朗在電話亭中安裝了一個陶瓷馬桶、一個洗手盆、一個高位水箱、磨砂玻璃板、和一個熱水器，此外還在沖水繩的末端繫了一個紅色網球。
He said: 'I've done lots of projects, but this is one of the biggest. It's worked out extremely well – better than expected.
他說：“我做過很多工程，但這個最成功。效果非常完美，比我預想的好多了。”
'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紅色電話亭，而且我沒有室外衛生間，所以我覺得可以把兩者合二爲一。”
'To be honest, I probably use it more often than the internal lavatory now. It's just so convenient.'
“老實說，我現在用這間室外廁所的次數比室內的還要多，非常方便。”
Mr Long spent months transforming the telephone box and even crept out at night to measure another box down the road to check everything would fit.
