Potty-training is the process of teaching a very young child to use a potty or toilet instead of diapers.

teaching a very young child教一個非常小的孩子 to use a potty or toilet用便盆或馬桶 instead of diapers而不是包尿布 the process的過程 is就是 potty-training戒尿布訓練。

You can use it as a name: Potty-training is going well this week. It is also the right-now form of the verb: We are potty-training him.

You can use it as a name你可以把它當名詞用: Potty-training is going well this week戒尿布訓練這禮拜進行得不錯. It is also它也是 the right-now form of the verb動詞的現在進行式: We are potty-training him我們正在幫他戒尿布。

Parents talk about it as a season of family life, with wins, wet trousers, and a lot of washing. Advice is everywhere; none of it fits every child.

Parents talk about it家長談起這件事時 as a season of family life會說這是家庭生活的一個階段, with wins有成功, wet trousers有尿濕的褲子, and a lot of washing也有洗不完的衣服。Advice is everywhere建議到處都是; none of it fits every child卻沒有一個適合每個小孩。

The word sounds like a neat programme, but it is mostly patience. Some children learn in days, some in months, and nights often come later than days, so done with potty-training can mean different things in different houses.

The word sounds like a neat programme這個字聽起來像個整齊的計畫, but it is mostly patience但其實靠的多半是耐心。Some children learn in days有些小孩幾天就學會, some in months有些要花幾個月, and nights often come later than days而且夜間通常比白天晚學會, so done with potty-training所以「戒尿布訓練完成」 can mean different things in different houses在不同家庭可能代表不同的意思。