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1、EuphemisminJournalismEnglish新闻英语中的委婉语EuphemismintheEnglishLanguage1.DefinitionofeuphemismEupphemism=eu+phemism=goodspeechgoodorwellspeechORsweettalkgildedwords镀金字眼cosmeticwords化妆字眼Anindirectwordorphrasethatpeopleoftenusetorefertosth.embarrasingorunpleasant,sometimestomakeitseemmoreacceptablethanitr
2、eallyis.(Oxforddictionary)Aeuphemismisagenerallyinnocuous（无害的）wordorexpressionusedinplaceofonethatmaybefoundoffensiveorsuggestsomethingunpleasant.(FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia.)2.FunctionsofEuphemisminJournalismTOAVOIDTABOOSEuphemismstemsfromlanguagetaboos,andavoidingtaboosbecamethefirstcommun
3、icativefunctionofeuphemism.Mostpartoftabooisaboutdeath,disease,racism,ageism,sex,nudity,excretion,religioussuperstition,etc.Peopletrytoavoidstraightforwardnessandprefertouseeuphemismstoexpressagoodimpressionforthelisteners.TOAVOIDTABOOSExamplesdiegotoheavenbebroughttoone’slasthomebegatheredtoone’sf
4、athersbetakentoparadisebepromotedtoglorydeparttoGodgotomeetone’smakerreturntodusthavefallenasleepintheLordjointhegreatmajoritykickthebucket...TOAVOIDTABOOSOnthe14thofMarch,ataquartertothreeintheafternoon,thegreatestlivingthinkerceasedtothink.Hehadbeenleftaloneforscarcelytwominutes,andwhenwecameback
5、wefoundhiminhisarmchair,peacefullygonetosleepbut―forever.恩格斯对马克思逝世的描述，委婉语运用的庄重、典雅、得体，抒发悲痛、哀悼之情。TOAVOIDTABOOS怀孕Sheisinaninterestingcondition.Sheisexpecting.（她快生了）Sheisknockedup.（她有了）Shehascancelledallhersocialengagement.Sheisknittinglittlebootees.未婚先孕Sheisintrouble.（她碰到了麻烦）Shehasbeentoofriendly.（她过于
6、友善）TOAVOIDTABOOSold年老theelderlyseniorcitizensthematureHIVAIDSSocialDiseaseconstipation(便秘)irregularitycancer(癌)theBigCorlongillnessTOAVOIDTABOOStourinateordefecate（拉、撒）gotothebathroomdobusinessanswernature'scallreleaseoneselflavatory（洗手间）washroomwatercloset/W.Cthepowderroomladies'roomgentlemen'sroo
7、mMrs.JonesTOSHOWPOLITENESSInthenewsreport,thereoftenexists"threatingfacebehavior",soinordertotakeintoaccountthereportedperson'sface,euphemismlanguagehasbecomeastrategy.Anykindsofwork,whicharereportedintheme
