第五讲 礼仪与禁忌.pptVIP

color red, white, black Red light district flower Lily Yellow rose chrysanthemum number Friday, 3, 13 Talk of the devil and he will appear. Devil: Old Nick, the dickens God: golly，gosh Christ: CRICKET Jesus: Jeepers, Gee, Jiminy damn Euphemism Definition:eu(=good,sounding well) and pheme(=speech or saying). Examples: I wonder if I can go somewhere. I’m afraid of my wife. He is a bicycle doctor. Euphemism Types profession Raise the position: captain, sanitary engineer , automobile engineer , meat technologist , landscape technician , cosmetician、beautician, domestic engineer Beautify the position: funeral service practitioner , funeral counselor head-waiter(侍者领班)---captain（总管dustman(垃圾清理工)---sanitary mechanic(机修工）---汽车工程师(automobile engineer) Butcher(屠夫）---meat technologist(肉类技术专家) Gardener Hairdresser housewife business Queen Size Watching the world go by Without vitamins, life itself would be impossible. religion God:golly，gosh Devil: Old Nick, the dickens Christ: CRICKET Jesus: Jeepers, Gee, Jiminy damn Oh, my God! Oh, my Gosh! Oh, my boy! Oh, my! politics Revenue Enhancement back nations developing nations emerging nations underdeveloped nations economic recession or depression industrial action lay off welfare mother African American He is between jobs. Military affairs international armed conflict air support nuclear device Defense Department rescue mission education a slow learner or underachiever be academically challenged can do better work with help depend on others to do his/her work he has a tendency to stretch the truth disease Big C social disease the old man’s friend : pneumonia（肺炎） a little confused hard of hearing Build of figure slender、slim plump ordinary，plain，homely death pass away、to go west、tick the bucket、turn up one’s toes、to go to sleep、to be no more、to close one’s eyes、to lay down one’s life、to expire、to breathe one’s last、to end one’s day、to pay the debt of nature、to cross over t