西安如厕有了专用车位 可停15分钟

 　　A city in central China now has free parking¹ spaces reserved² for drivers who need to answer the call of nature while on the road.

　　中国中部一座城市现在出现了免费停车位，专为需要在路上去洗手间的司机保留。

　　Spaces have been marked in yellow on main roads in Xi'an, close to 50 of the city's public toilets, the Hua Shang Bao newspaper reports.

　　据《华商报》报道，西安市50个公厕附近的主要道路上都标记了黄色专用停车位。

　　Each one is designated³ as a "special toilet use" space and there's a 15 minute time limit for drivers who park in them, so anyone who tries to take advantage of the spots to go shopping will be fined.

　　每个区间被指定为“如厕专用”，并为司机提供了15分钟的停车时限，任何试图利用该区域去购物的人都将会被罚款。

　　西安如厕有了专用车位 可停15分钟

　　The city's traffic police are also asking people to report any cars that occupy the spaces long-term⁴.

　　西安市的交警也呼吁人们对任何长期占用该空间的汽车进行举报。

　　One local driver told China Daily that he was pleased to find a place where he could pause⁵ for a quick toilet break without having to pay.

　　一位当地司机在接受《中国日报》采访时表示，他很高兴能找到一个可以针对快速如厕而停车，且不必支付费用的地方。

　　And this is only the first phase⁶ of city's plan for loo-friendly spaces. Xi'an has more than 1,300 public toilets and traffic police say they're looking to create more reserved parking so that people can easily make use of the facilities.

　　这只是西安市厕所友好空间计划的第一阶段。该市目前有超过1300个公厕，交警表示，他们正在开设更多的预留停车位，以便人们可以方便地利用这些设施。

1 parking   

n.停车，停机，停放

参考例句：

• A bus is parking on the road.路上停着一辆公共汽车。
• Next you must learn how to back a car into a parking space.下一步你应该学会如何把车倒入停车的空地。

2 reserved   

adj.预订的；矜持的；储藏着的v.保留[储备]某物( reserve的过去式)

参考例句：

• The star has a ski slope reserved exclusively for her. 这位明星有一个专门留给她的滑雪场地。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He is very reserved. He does not say much. 他是个拘谨的人，不爱多说话。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 designated   

a.指定的，特指的

参考例句：

• Smoking is allowed in designated areas.允许在指定区域内吸烟。

4 long-term   

adj.长远的，长期的

参考例句：

• It isn't a long-term policy.这不是长久之计。
• We must calculate on a long-term basis.我们要作长期打算。

5 pause   

vi.暂停，中止，停顿；n.中止，停顿，踌躇，休止符

参考例句：

• After a little pause, he went on with his speech.稍停一会儿后，他又继续讲演。
• He made a pause and then went on reading.他停顿了一下，然后又读下去。

6 phase   

n.相位，时期，局面，阶段；vt.逐步执行，实行，按计划进行

参考例句：

• The first phase of the project has been completed.第一期工程已经告一段落。
• It was a very important phase of history.它是一个非常重要的历史阶段。