说到中国的电动车行业，最近出了一个让全世界都笑了的新闻。Speaking of China's electric car industry, a piece of news recently made the whole world laugh.
一个中国的车企申请了一个专利。A Chinese car company applied for a patent.
是的，你没有听错。Yes, you heard right.
车里面的马桶。A toilet inside a car.
就是你在厕所里用的那个东西。The thing you use in the bathroom.
他们要把它放到车里。They want to put it in a car.
我们来说说这个故事。Let's talk about this story.
这个公司叫赛力斯。This company is called Seres.
赛力斯是中国的一个电动车品牌。Seres is a Chinese electric car brand.
重庆是中国的一个大城市。Chongqing is a big city in China.
赛力斯做的是电动SUV。Seres makes electric SUVs.
SUV就是那种比较大的车。An SUV is a bigger kind of car.
这个专利是怎么回事呢？What's this patent about?
简单说就是在乘客的座椅下面。Simply put, under the passenger seat.
藏了一个马桶。There's a hidden toilet.
平时它躲在椅子底下。Normally it hides under the chair.
当你需要上厕所的时候。When you need to use the toilet.
你说一句话就可以了。You just say one sentence.
因为它是声控的。Because it's voice-controlled.
声控就是用你的声音来控制。Voice-controlled means using your voice to control it.
你说"我要上厕所"。You say "I need to use the toilet."
然后马桶就会像一个抽屉一样。Then the toilet slides out like a drawer.
从椅子下面滑出来。From under the chair.
你可以在车里上厕所了。You can use the toilet in the car.
马桶会自己滑回去。The toilet slides back by itself.
藏回椅子底下。Hides back under the chair.
那排泄物怎么办？So what about the waste?
排泄物就是你上厕所以后留下来的东西。Waste is the stuff left behind after you use the toilet.
马桶下面有一个可以拿出来的储存盒。Under the toilet there's a removable storage box.
里面有一个加热的东西。Inside there's a heating element.
可以把液体蒸发掉。It can evaporate the liquid.
蒸发就是水变成气。Evaporate means water turns into gas.
固体的东西会被烘干。Solid stuff gets dried.
还有一个排气扇。There's also an exhaust fan.
排气扇就是一个小风扇。An exhaust fan is a small fan.
把不好闻的气味吹到车外面。That blows the bad smell out of the car.
这样车里不会臭。So the car won't be stinky.
那个储存盒还是需要你手动拿出来清理。That storage box still needs to be taken out and cleaned by hand.
这个部分不太令人愉快。This part isn't very pleasant.
这个马桶现在是真的产品吗？Is this toilet a real product now?
它只是一个专利。It's just a patent.
专利就是一个公司把自己的想法写下来。A patent is when a company writes down their idea.
告诉政府。Tells the government.
政府说这个想法受法律保护。The government says this idea is legally protected.
别的公司不可以抄。Other companies can't copy it.
但是有专利不等于会做成产品。But having a patent doesn't mean it'll become a product.
很多专利最后都没有变成真的东西。Many patents never become real things.
这个车载马桶也许会做出来。This in-car toilet might be made.
赛力斯在专利里面说。Seres said in the patent filing.
这个马桶的目的是什么？What's the purpose of this toilet?
是"满足用户在长途旅行、露营或者在车里过夜时的上厕所需求"。It's to "satisfy users' toilet needs during long trips, camping, or overnight stays in the car."
长途旅行就是去很远的地方。Long trips means going to far away places.
露营就是去野外住帐篷。Camping means staying in tents outdoors.
在车里过夜就是晚上在车里睡觉。Overnight in the car means sleeping in the car at night.
这些情况下找厕所确实不容易。In these situations, finding a toilet really isn't easy.
特别是在中国。Especially in China.
有些地方很远。Some places are very far apart.
从一个城市开车到另一个城市。Driving from one city to another.
可能要开好几个小时。Might take several hours.
中间可能找不到厕所。There might not be any toilets in between.
所以这个想法其实是有道理的。So this idea actually makes sense.
只是实现的方式太搞笑了。It's just the way they did it is too funny.
在车里放一个马桶。Putting a toilet in the car.
你的朋友坐在旁边。Your friend is sitting next to you.
你说一句话。You say one sentence.
马桶就出来了。The toilet comes out.
想象一下那个场面。Imagine that scene.
这个新闻出来以后。After this news came out.
全世界的汽车媒体都在报道。Car media all over the world reported it.
大家都在笑。Everyone was laughing.
但也有人说。But some people also said.
中国的电动车行业就是这样。China's electric car industry is just like this.
竞争太激烈了。Competition is too fierce.
大家想尽一切办法让自己的车不一样。Everyone tries every possible way to make their car different.
有的车有冰箱。Some cars have refrigerators.
有的车有大电视。Some cars have big TVs.
有的车可以变成一张床。Some cars can turn into a bed.
有的车有卡拉OK。Some cars have karaoke.
现在还有车有马桶。Now there are even cars with toilets.
这就是中国电动车的"军备竞赛"。This is the "arms race" of Chinese electric cars.
谁能想到更疯狂的东西。Whoever can think of something crazier.
至少赢了新闻头条。At least wins the news headlines.
下次你坐一辆中国的电动车。Next time you ride in a Chinese electric car.
也许可以问一句。Maybe you can ask.
"这辆车有马桶吗？"Does this car have a toilet?"
一个有马桶的未来。A future with toilets.
中国的电动车公司太多了。There are so many electric car companies in China.
竞争非常非常激烈。Competition is extremely fierce.
每个公司都想让自己的车不一样。Every company wants to make their car different.
你有冰箱我也有冰箱。You have a fridge, I have a fridge too.
你有大屏幕我有更大的。You have a big screen, I have a bigger one.
你能躺着睡觉我能唱卡拉OK。You can lie down and sleep, I can sing karaoke.
大家都在比。Everyone is competing.
谁的车功能更多。Whose car has more features.
谁的车更像一个房子。Whose car is more like a house.
赛力斯可能想：别人都没有马桶。Seres probably thought: nobody else has a toilet.
这就是我们的不一样。That's our difference.
这个想法是不是有点疯狂？Is this idea a bit crazy?
但是在中国的电动车行业。But in China's electric car industry.
不疯狂你就输了。If you're not crazy you lose.
因为大家都很疯狂。Because everyone is crazy.
你不疯狂就是普通的。If you're not crazy you're just ordinary.
普通的就没有人看。Ordinary means nobody looks.
所以马桶就来了。So the toilet arrived.
这也许就是创新。This is maybe innovation.
一种很搞笑的创新。A very funny kind of innovation.
但确实是创新。But it's definitely innovation.
