中英(汉英)委婉语对比_euphemism.pptVIP

pass away 去世，与世长辞 . go to sleep forever 长眠 run one’ s race 走完一生 be no more 不在了 breathe one’s last 咽气 go west 归西 go to heaven 上天堂 be called to God 被上帝 elderly advanced in age past one’s prime to feel one’s age sunset years 年岁大的 年迈，高寿 过了鼎盛期 感觉到上了年纪 日落之年 Euphemism about appearance ugly： homely plain fat: heavyset chubby plump stout 不好看 平常 敦实的,富态 丰满的, 圆胖的 丰满的 壮实的 thin: slim 苗条的 svelte 亭亭玉立的，身材细长的 lean 精干的 lithe 敏捷的，轻快的 What is euphemism? Functions in using euphemism Examples in Chinese euphemism and English euphemism What is euphemism? It means the act or an example of substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive. This word originated from the Hellene(希腊人). The beginning of the word eu- means good, and the body of the word phemism means speech, so the literal meaning of word is word of good men.  Functions in using euphemism Euphemism is one of the most fundamental and important items of rhetoric in English. In order to avoid some obverse conflicts and unnecessary misunderstandings achieve an implied and tactful purpose use certain mild and implied words to express ourselves but not the direct and abrupt ones. What examples in your mind can be called euphemism? Death euphemism in China The death of the emperors : 1. “崩” (“崩” is big sound produced by the explosion of mountains The effect of the death of emperor is no less than that of the explosion of mountains ). 2. “宫车上仙”(the King goes to the heaven by sedan chair) 4. “宫车远驭”(The King goes to a far away place by sedan chair) 1. Death of Monarch and Common The death of the commons ： “睡着了” sleep. “安”and “长” are two popular words that Chinese like to use when someone dead. 3.“断气”,“气绝”and “咽气” to refer to death.? 4.