November the 19th is World Toilet Day （WTD）. This day celebrates theimportance of something we never really think about too much—the toilet.

World Toilet Day...at first glance， this seems like an unlikely candidate1 for aholiday and more like some sort of joke， but it draws attention to varioussanitation2 issues around the world and work towards solving them.

A clean and hygienic bathroom is very important for a healthy lifestyle.

One in three people across the globe do not have regular access3 to a toilet.Even amongst those who do have such access， unclean and unsafe toilets poseproblems of their own， including contributing4 towards the spread of diseases.

World Toilet Day was created by the World Toilet Organization in 2001. WorldToilet Day’s goal is to allow everyone on the planet to take care of their most basicneeds without having to fear for their safety.

11 月19 日是世界廁所日。這一天是為了慶祝我們從未認真考慮過的一個重要事物———廁所。

世界廁所日……乍一看，這似乎不太可能成為一個節(jié)日，更像是某種玩笑，但這一天使人們對世界各地各種衛(wèi)生問題更加關注，并致力于解決這些問題。

一個干凈衛(wèi)生的衛(wèi)生間對健康的生活方式至關重要。

全球三分之一的人缺少正常上廁所的渠道。此外，即使在那些有條件如廁的人中，不干凈和不安全的廁所也會帶來問題，包括導致疾病的傳播。

世界廁所日由世界廁所組織于2001 年設立。世界廁所日的目標是讓地球上的每個人都能照顧到他們自己最基本的需求，而不必擔心他們自己的安全。

（英語原文選自：daysoftheyear.com）