厕所“没纸”尽量别说“no paper”，弄错糗大了！

网上之前有这样一个梗：

有位刚出国的留学生到快餐店吃饭

结果服务人员拿来了张白纸，还问：Do you need a pen?

很是尴尬...

虽说是梗，这种情景或多或少在现实中上演过。因为一说到“纸”，很多同学的第一反应可能都是“paper”，但英语中，不是所有的“纸”都叫“paper”，搞错了甚至会闹大笑话。

paper

纸张；报纸

paper常用来表示写字、画画或者打印的纸张，除此之外，还有“试卷；报纸；论文”等意思。所以很多时候，你对老外说“paper”，他们会以为你是要用来写字。

那“餐巾纸”、“厕所用纸”、“厨房用纸”、“湿巾”等不同纸巾对应的英文是什么呢？跟着普特君盘点一下：

tissue

纸巾

英文释义：A tissue is a piece of thin soft paper that you use to blow your nose.

多指家中常用的抽纸。比较薄软，用来擦嘴巴、鼻子或手等。

She wiped her nose with a tissue

她用纸巾擦了擦鼻子。

He shook his head and wiped his tears with a tissue.

他摇摇头，用纸巾擦掉眼泪。

napkin & serviette

餐巾纸

英文释义：a piece of cloth or paper used at meals for protecting your clothes and cleaning your lips and fingers.

napkin 和 serviette 为同义词。一般指餐厅提供的餐巾纸，多为折叠摆放，比较厚。可以是纸做的，也可以是布料做的。

He dabbed at his lips with the napkin.

他用餐巾拭了拭嘴唇。

She was taking tiny bites of a hot dog and daintily wiping her lips with her  serviette.

她小口地吃着热狗，用餐巾优雅地擦着嘴。

Kitchen towel & kitchen roll & paper towel

厨房用纸；餐布；一次性用纸

英文释义：a thick sheet of paper that you use to dry your hands or to absorb water.

多指放在厨房中使用的一次性纸巾。比较厚实，吸收能力好，可用来擦桌子等。

Give me a paper towel.

给我一张纸巾。

toilet paper & toilet roll

厕所用纸；卫生纸

英文释义：thin soft paper used for cleaning yourself after you have used the toilet.

There’s no more toilet paper in the lavatory.

厕所里没有纸了。

wipe

(一次性）湿巾

英文释义：wipe is a small moist cloth for cleaning things and is designed to be used only once.

Remember to take nappies and baby wipes .

记住带尿布和婴儿的湿纸巾。

handkerchief

手帕；手帕纸

英文释义：a small piece of material（布料） or paper that you use for blowing your nose, etc.

He took a handkerchief from his pocket and lightly wiped his mouth

他从口袋里掏出手帕，轻轻擦了擦嘴。

He took out a handkerchief and blew his nose.

他掏出一块手帕，擤了擤鼻子。

不同类型纸巾的英文大家都记住了吧？可不要再只会说“paper”哦。