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家里的马桶堵了就够闹心的了，如果太空上的厕所坏了那会更糟糕，尤其在还要来客人的时候。

It's bad enough when the toilet gets clogged at home; it could be a lot more serious in space, especially with visitors on the way.

美国宇航局于本周三称，国际空间站的液体排污装置于前一天罢工，站内的三名宇航员只能暂时用固定在站上的Soyuz太空船（返回）舱内的厕所应急。

NASA said Wednesday that the liquid waste handling function of the toilet at the International Space Station (ISS) had malfunctioned the day before and that the three astronauts aboard had to use the toilet at the Soyuz capsule moored at the station.

据介绍，上周一名宇航员上厕所时，“马桶突然发出一声很大的声响”，厕所的风扇就不转了。之后，马桶的液体排污装置就老出故障。

While one of the crew was using the Russian-made toilet last week, the toilet motor fan stopped working after “it made a loud noise”, according to NASA. Since then, the liquid waste gathering part of the toilet has been working on-and-off.

幸好固体排污部分还能正常运作。

Fortunately, the solid waste collecting part is functioning normally.