spend a penny （花一毛钱）

cherishie

spend a penny
if you say you are going to spend a penny, you mean you are going to go to the toilet.
“花一毛钱”能上一次公厕，也不太贵了啊
当你说“要去花一毛钱”时，你要表达的意思是：你想上厕所。“花一毛钱”能上一次公厕，也不太贵了啊。

Excuse me, I must go and spend a penny. (不好意思，我得去趟厕所)

还记得另外一种讲法，叫nature's call (大自然在召唤/本性在召唤)
Nature is calling. (我有种想上厕所的冲动)
人间过客 awoke to nature's call in the middle of the night. (人间过客大半夜让尿憋醒了)

伊人独酌

hehe, but in China, you need to pay 2 or 5 jiao to go the public tolilet

cherishie

It is better than being charged the way CMCC wring our fees for communication.
According to ITS logic, you have to pay twice for one pee.

在中国上公厕比被中国移动收话费要好的多。
按照它的逻辑，撒一泡尿要交两次钱。

Dean

We have to pay whether we make a call or answer a call. It is unfair. Charge IN and charge OUT.

伊人独酌

Have you seen the News: you dial 17951 yourself and you let the mobile re-dial automatically,
the charge of the two are totally different

Dean

Really? i didn't hear or read the news. Can you tell me more about it? Is it good for cell phone users?

cherishie

引用第4楼伊人独酌于12-05-2007 16:43发表的 :
Have you seen the News: you dial 17951 yourself and you let the mobile re-dial automatically,
the charge of the two are totally different

Who says? That's horrible...

伊人独酌

Yes, it is ture, you can check it on internet, many people have found it.
Dial 17951+number yourself is cheap, while dial (17951+number ) automaticlly is charge the
same with just directly dialing ( number )