A British store is launching a range of underpants for left-handed men, an innovation it says will save them both time and embarrassment in front of the porcelain.
英國一家商店將推出一系列專為男性左撇子設計的內褲，商店稱這一創新可以有效解除他們小便時的費力和尷尬。
The new range, by UK-based Hom, will have a horizontal opening instead of a vertical slit accessed from the right-hand side, breaking a tradition that has lasted for 75 years.
由英國「Hom」公司推出的這種新式內褲，把傳統內褲靠右手處的垂直開口改為水平開口，打破了延續75年的傳統。
"In our view, this is a vital step toward equality for left-handed men," said Rob Faucherand of Debenhams store.
「在我們看來，這是為男性左撇子爭取平等的重要一步，」Debenhams百貨公司的羅伯．佛薛蘭德說。
Almost 10 percent of British men are believed to be left handed but men’s Y-fronted underpants have traditionally had a right-handed opening from the time they were invented in 1935.
據信近10％的英國男性是左撇子，但前面有（倒）Ｙ字形縫線的男性三角內褲自1935年發明以來，傳統上只在右手邊設計開口。
"As a result," Debenhams said, "left-handed men have to reach much further into their pants, performing a Z shaped maneuver through two 180 degree angles before achieving the result that right handed men perform with ease."
「其結果是」，Debenhams百貨公司說，「男性左撇子必須把手更深入褲中，再以Ｚ字形動作拐兩個180度的彎才能完成撒尿動作，而對於慣用右手的人來說，這輕而易舉。」
The new pants mean that left handed men can finally go to the bathroom as quickly and efficiently as their right-handed colleagues, the store said.
新內褲的推出意味左撇子男人終於可以和右撇子一樣快速又有效率地上廁所，這家百貨公司說。
新聞辭典
porcelain：名詞，瓷器，在本文中是指「小便斗」。in front of the porcelain（在小便斗之前）即為男性小便的含蓄說法。
Y-fronted underpants：前面有倒Ｙ字形縫線的男性三角內褲，1935年首度問世。
colleague：名詞，同事；同僚；同行。例句：Jack is getting along very well with his colleagues. （傑克跟他的同事相處得很好。）
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