如厕声音太尴尬？日本用森林之声来掩盖_时事

如厕声音太尴尬？日本用森林之声来掩盖

去别人家做客时借用卫生间，在里面answer the call of the nature的时候，又担心声音太响，很尴尬？不用担心，日本已经发明出完美的遮音工具“声音装饰家”，这种设备可以在你如厕的时候发出大森林的美妙声音，不仅可以完全遮盖掉你的小便声，还能让你感到放松。

Japan is known as the most polite nation on Earth, and that extreme politeness extends to all aspects of life, including bathroom etiquette. Many public toilets feature a wall-mounted device that, when pressed, creates a sound that masks that of urination. However, electronics company Roland has come up with an improved version that drowns out embarrassing bathroom noises completely.

日本号称是全球最有礼貌的国家，这种极度的礼貌渗透到日本人生活的方方面面，如厕礼仪也不例外。日本许多公厕的墙上都有一种装置，按下按钮就可以发出一种声音来掩盖小便声。电子乐器制造商罗兰公司日前研发出了一种改良版马桶，可以完全盖过令人尴尬的如厕声音。

Before the technology boom of the 1980s, toilet users would either flush the toilet or turn on a sink to mask the sounds they made when relieving themselves. However, as this was a needless waste of water, a more eco-friendly solution was sought, and thus the concept of the toilet sound generator was born. The most famous of the resulting devices, developed and manufactured by toilet brand Toto, is the Otohime (literal translation – “sound princess”). These devices resolved the water waste issue but only partially efficient in making people comfortable in the toilet, because the sound they generated didn’t do a perfect job of masking the embarassing noises. Luckily, a better solution is now available to them.