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①厕所② WC ③ men's room/women's room/restroom
- WC is still used in the states, but yes restroom/bathroom/toilet should replace it at most places.
①裤子② trousers ③ pants/slacks/jeans
- Jeans 专指牛仔裤。
①入口② way in ③ entrance
- well...I can't agree on this one...
①出口② way out ③ exit（way out在口语中是crazy的意思）
- Nor this one...
①应该② should ③ must/shall
- No, should is right and more polite, both must/shall are stronger tones and should be used with great care.
①火锅② chafing dish ③ hot pot
- 俺第一次听说chafing dish的说...
①大厦② mansion ③ center/plaza
- mansion is fine...center is very vague, plaza also has specific meanings and is not generic enough. Building is very generic. Tower can be used to describe slim, tall buildings.
①好吃② delicious ③ good/nice/tasty/appetizing（delicious在中国被滥用）
- you either say delicious as an adult or say yummy as a kid, or among friends. Appetizing? Urr.
①玩② play ③ go to/do（play在中国被滥用）
- ???
①面条② noodles ③ pasta（noodles有些孩子气）
- ???
①等等② and so on ③ etc.
- so on is very popular in oral English.
①农民② peasant ③ farmer
- peasant & farmer refers to 2 different group of people in English. It's complicated and not everyone agrees on exactly which means what, but basically, peasant has no land but farmer do own his own land.
① 宣传② propaganda ③ information
- dude...these 2 words have very different meanings.
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