《inotherwords-》-课件.pptVIP

Why people vary their ways of expression They are in different situations( serious or not; important or not; formal or not) They are facing different people( friends or VIP; family members or strangers) They want to achieve what kind of effect ( humorous, ironic or emphasis) They want to avoid what( sex, human body, sad things, unpleasant things_ euphemism ) Put them in order of formality Followings are the phrases concerning “ thank you”, put them into the order of formality. A. thank you very much/ thanks B. I own you one. C. that will be much more appreciated. D. I hope you can accept my greatest gratitude on behalf of my company. Those phrases concerning death, put them into the order of formality A. be?gone?去世了B. be?no?more?再也不存在了/finish?off?完结C. be?in?heaven?上西天D. depart?this?life?与世长辞E. gather?home?回老家/ go?to?a?better?world?去极乐世界/go?to?glory?上天堂/go?to?heaven?归天，入天堂了 F. kick?the?bucket?蹬腿了/ turn?up?one‘s?toes?翘脚尖/ lay?one’s?bones?把一把骨头给扔了/　give?up?the?ghost?见阎王了 G. fall?on?sleep?沉睡/go?out?of?this?world?离开人间/go?to?sleep?for?ever?永远睡觉/go?west?归西/　fall?asleep?长眠了 H. meet?one‘s?fate?天数尽了/one’s?days?on?earth?end?日子到头了 I.　pass?over?去世了pass?away?离去，去世　　　　　　 In which sentences euphemism is used? In what way they avoid the embarrassing point? I want to weigh myself Where can I add some powder? Where can I wash my hands? I‘m going somewhere. “Where can I wash my hands? ” “Where is the restroom? ” “Where is the powder room?” “I’m going to pick some flowers.” I would like to answer the call of nature. ???最普通的说法是 to urinate（名词是 urination），如果去看病，护士为了化验小便，就会给你一个杯子说：「Will （could） you urinate in this cup？」医生或许也会问：「Do you have trouble urinating？」=Do you have difficulty voiding？（小便有困难吗？） ??此外，还有其他的说法：to piss = to take a piss = to take a leak = to void = to empty。 例如：???? I need to piss = I have to take a leak. ? The boy needs to pee.The manual labours have to use (portable) johns during their working hours.  In fact great minds think alike 露