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zhè ...nǐ zěnme tūrán xiǎngdào líhūn de shì ya ？wǒ ...wǒ zhè jǐtiān zhī suǒyǐ wǎn huíjiā shì yīnwèi gōngzuò máng ，mǎtǒng ...wǒ děnghuǐr jiù qù shuā ...

Eh... What made you suddenly think of divorce? I... the reason I've been late home from work over the last couple of days is because I've been busy and I'll go and clean the toilet in a bit...

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马桶冲不下去。

mǎtǒng chōng bù xiàqu 。

The toilet won't flush.

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马桶不能冲。

mǎtǒng bùnéng chōng 。

I can't flush my toilet.

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马桶堵（住）了。

mǎtǒng dǔ （zhù ）le 。

The toilet is blocked

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唉...说起来真丢脸，上厕所的时候掉到马桶里了。

ài ...shuō qǐlai zhēn diū liǎn ，shàng cèsuǒ de shíhou diào dào mǎtǒng lǐ le 。

Ah... It's actually a little embarrassing, it dropped into the toilet bowl when I was on the toilet.

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马桶

mǎtǒng

toilet bowl; outhouse

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当然！而且农民没有退休金，所以“养儿防老”的观念才那么根深蒂固。还有你说的什么住别墅，没错，他们不缺面积，但是大部分农村基础设施不完善，比如没有下水道，也不能用抽水马桶。

dāngrán ！érqiě nóngmín méiyǒu tuìxiūjīn ，suǒyǐ “yǎng\'érfánglǎo ”de guānniàn cái nàme gēnshēndìgù 。háiyǒu nǐshuōde shénme zhù biéshù ，méicuò ，tāmen bù quē miànji ，dànshì dàbùfēn nóngcūn jīchǔshèshī bù wánshàn ，bǐrú méiyǒu xiàshuǐdào ，yě bùnéng yòng chōushuǐmǎtǒng 。

Of course! Furthermore, they don't get pensions, which is why the idea of raising sons to support you in your old age is so deep-rooted. Also, the thing you were saying about living in villas: you're right. They're not lacking in surface area, but the majority of the infrastructure is imperfect. For instance, there's no sewer and they can't use flush toilets, either.

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这样的信誉还想冲皇冠呢，我看你去冲马桶得了。

zhèyàng de xìnyù hái xiǎng chōng huángguān ne ，wǒ kàn nǐ qù chōng mǎtǒng dé le 。

This kind of reputation and you're still shooting for a good rating? More like shooting for the toliet!

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那卫生间你们打算用连体马桶还是分体的？

nà wèishēngjiān nǐmen dǎsuàn yòng liántǐ mǎtǒng háishi fēntǐ de ？

In the bathroom, are you planning on using a connected toilet, or a separated one?

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那淋浴房的位置要改一下。因为连体马桶长一点，淋浴房的门开起来会不方便。

nà línyùfáng de wèizhi yào gǎi yīxià 。yīnwèi liántǐ mǎtǒng cháng yīdiǎn ，línyùfáng de mén kāi qǐlái huì bù fāngbiàn 。

Then we'll have to change the position of the shower room a bit. Because connected toilets are longer, opening the shower door might be a bit of a pain.

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