①________Thousands of years ago, people went to public (公共的) bath houses to clean themselves. Today, it may be strange for someone to wash with others outside their home. But most houses did not have bathrooms in the home at that time. People had to go to public bath houses. In fact, they were not just a place to wash, but also to meet with others and have a rest.
②________The first public bath house was in India over 4, 000 years ago. From that time, many countries used public bath houses. In ancient (古代的) Greece, the public bath houses included areas for washing, a common pool for resting and areas for exercise. In ancient Rome, there were also public bath houses. Some even included game rooms, gardens and libraries!
③ _________ Countries like Turkey, Japan, China, Hungary and Italy have them now, but in different styles. The Korean public bath houses do not only have the areas for washing. They have more. Most of them have computer rooms, dining halls and places for sleeping on warm floors and having fun in front of large TVs. Amazingly, many large public bath houses in Korea are open 24 hours a day, days a week.
④_________ Public bath houses sounds like a strange idea, but it's an interesting thing you may want to try if you can. They are a lot of fun.
