Section 52 Washing

　　Did you know that the use of soap to wash the body is quite a relatively recent thing?你知道時興用肥皂洗澡并不太久嗎?

　　No. What did they use before?不知道。以前人們用什么呢?

　　Powders and perfumes, I suppose.我想是用粉和香料。

　　But people didnrsquo;t used to wash as much as we do today.但是人們不像現在這樣常洗。

　　If you think about it, baths and showers were not used much until 100 years or so ago, or perhaps even less.請你想一想，沐浴和洗澡，是近百年左右或者更近一點才比較普遍。

　　Yeah. Showers in most countries are a recent habit.對，在大多數國家，淋浴只是一種新的習慣。

　　What about saunas and Turkish baths?那桑拿和土耳其浴呢?

　　Well, the ancient Greeks and Romans had baths, and possibly they had steam bath too. Thatrsquo;s a bit like saunas.古希臘和古羅馬人也洗澡，他們大概也用蒸氣，有點像桑拿。

　　But no showers?沒有淋浴嗎?

　　I donrsquo;t think so. And no shower jell to wash with, or shower caps to keep the hair dry.我認為不是這樣，他們沒有沐浴露，沒有防止頭發沾濕的浴帽。

　　I think that nowadays more people shower than bath, donrsquo;t you?我想現在淋浴的人比泡澡的多，你認為呢?

　　Yes. Well, you need a bigger room for a bath than a shower, donrsquo;t you?沒錯。泡澡比淋浴需要占用更大的地方，不是嗎?

　　And showers are quicker, and donrsquo;t use so much water.而且淋浴比較快，用的水也沒那么多。

　　Thatrsquo;s important with the modern concern about water consumption.從現代水消費的觀念來講，這一點很重要。

　　But I think it is more luxurious to relax in a hot bath.我覺得在熱水里泡澡放松挺奢侈的。

　　Me too.我也有同感。

　　Section 52 Washing

　　Did you know that the use of soap to wash the body is quite a relatively recent thing?你知道時興用肥皂洗澡并不太久嗎?

　　No. What did they use before?不知道。以前人們用什么呢?

　　Powders and perfumes, I suppose.我想是用粉和香料。

　　But people didnrsquo;t used to wash as much as we do today.但是人們不像現在這樣常洗。

　　If you think about it, baths and showers were not used much until 100 years or so ago, or perhaps even less.請你想一想，沐浴和洗澡，是近百年左右或者更近一點才比較普遍。

　　Yeah. Showers in most countries are a recent habit.對，在大多數國家，淋浴只是一種新的習慣。

　　What about saunas and Turkish baths?那桑拿和土耳其浴呢?

　　Well, the ancient Greeks and Romans had baths, and possibly they had steam bath too. Thatrsquo;s a bit like saunas.古希臘和古羅馬人也洗澡，他們大概也用蒸氣，有點像桑拿。

　　But no showers?沒有淋浴嗎?

　　I donrsquo;t think so. And no shower jell to wash with, or shower caps to keep the hair dry.我認為不是這樣，他們沒有沐浴露，沒有防止頭發沾濕的浴帽。

　　I think that nowadays more people shower than bath, donrsquo;t you?我想現在淋浴的人比泡澡的多，你認為呢?

　　Yes. Well, you need a bigger room for a bath than a shower, donrsquo;t you?沒錯。泡澡比淋浴需要占用更大的地方，不是嗎?

　　And showers are quicker, and donrsquo;t use so much water.而且淋浴比較快，用的水也沒那么多。

　　Thatrsquo;s important with the modern concern about water consumption.從現代水消費的觀念來講，這一點很重要。

　　But I think it is more luxurious to relax in a hot bath.我覺得在熱水里泡澡放松挺奢侈的。

　　Me too.我也有同感。