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Today, the elementary school girl wants to talk to you about the practical oral language of "toilet paper" and "stocking".
It is indeed embarrassing to encounter the toilet without paper, so the "Toilet Paper Crisis toilet paper crisis " also broke out during the epidemic.
do you have the habit of "stocking toilet paper"? Single choice
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"Toilet paper" commonly used English expression
" Toilet paper " commonly used English expressions are as follows:
toilet paper: toilet paper, toilet paper
toilet roll: web paper (= a roll of toilet paper)
It is also possible to express "toilet paper" using toilet tissue, bathroom tissue, etc. Here, friends can learn from one example. For example, kitchen paper is kitchen paper/tissue, which is represented by "place of use" and "paper towel".
However, paper and tissue are different:
does not have place modifications, papers are generally referred to as papers used for writing, with a hard texture. Tissue means "paper towel", which is mostly light and soft texture, such as facial tissue tissue paper towels, etc.
In the restaurant, if you say "Can I get some paper? Can you give me some paper?", you may get a few sheets of paper for writing.
You should say this:
Could I get some napkins/servicements?
Can I ask for some napkins (namon paper)?
napkin or serviette are cloth or paper napkins on the dining table (similar to handkerchiefs), and the tissue we carry with us is not a tissue!
The toilet paper is running out, what should I say?
has finished talking about all kinds of "papers", so what should I say when the toilet paper is used up?
We have run out of toilet paper.
=We have used up our toilet paper.
Our toilet paper has been used up.
- run out of/used up Use up
"Stopper" English expression
is the English expression of "Stopper". Do you still remember the "out of stock" we learned before?
out of stock: is out of stock, there is no stock, out of stock
"Stopper" is also expressed in this word, but it is not the meaning of the noun but its verb meaning: stock ( v.) Purchase and stock
"stock up on sth. " means specific "what items have been stocked" , for example:
I'm going to stock up on snacks for the party.
I want to stock up some snacks for the party.
I'm planning to stock up on water and food.
I plan to stock up some water and food.
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If you also plan to "stock up" some items,
Try to express it in the English sentence pattern I learned today,
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