中国高科技再次震惊外媒！这次竟然是厕所？

The effort, which began in 2015, brings a slew of cutting edge technologies to public restrooms across the country, including turbo toilets, Wi-Fi, television screens and ATMs.

2015年中国开始把大量前沿技术应用到全国的公共厕所中，其中包括涡轮增压厕所、无线网络、电视屏幕和自动取款机。

In some cases, bathrooms are even being outfitted with facial recognition systems to prevent greedy patrons from nabbing extra toilet paper.

某些公厕甚至还装上了面部识别系统，防止贪婪的客人取走额外的厕纸。

Two cities in China have installed the technology, which gives a person between 40cm and 80cm of toilet paper after they scan their face.

目前中国有两座城市已经应用了这项技术，当人们扫描面部的时候，他们就可以得到40～80厘米长的厕纸。

Facial recognition systems were placed in Changsha in China's Hunan province, as well as in southwest China's Chongqing, where users scan a code on a machine with their phone to receive toilet paper.

中国湖南省长沙市和中国西南部的重庆市已经采用了面部识别系统，当地的用户用手机扫描机器上的一个编码就可以取用厕纸。

If a user needs more toilet paper than the allotted amount, they have to wait as long as nine minutes.

如果一名用户需要更多的厕纸，他们就必须等待长达9分钟的时间。

The idea is that it will prevent people from taking too much paper and stop others from stealing free supplies like soap, toilet paper and paper towels.

该计划会阻止人们取用太多纸张，并防止他人偷走肥皂、厕纸和纸巾等免费供应物资。

Other technologies are meant to improve the quality and efficiency of public restrooms. Some stalls are equipped with sensors that alert bathroom attendants if someone has been inside for more than 10 minutes, as well as a button that can be pushed in case in of an emergency.

采用的其他技术是为了提高公厕的质量和效率。一些公厕装有传感器，如果有人在厕所里待了10多分钟，他们就会得到提醒。公厕里还有一个按钮可以在紧急情况下使用。

The bathrooms also offer some conveniences, such as free Wi-Fi, phone chargers, vending machines and systems that allow users to pay utility bills.

这种公厕还提供了一些便利设施，例如免费的无线网络、手机充电器、自动贩卖机以及用户可以用来支付公共费用账单的系统。

As of last year, over 68,000 public toilets had been refurbished . The updated restrooms are expected to come to rural and urban areas.

去年68000多个公厕被翻新，而且农村和城市地区都有望装上最新的公厕。

（翻译：Dlacus）