1、Interpretation,Jane,Fationable English Euphemism（委婉语） in English and Chinese,My Topic,What is the in-thing at the moment ?,神马都是浮云！,你hold住了吗？,表情帝,有木有？,iphone4s,山寨,草根,神马都素浮云！,Everything is nothing! Everything but a floating cloud! All things are of no consequence just like floating clouds ! 一切都是假象！,骨感
2、美女 钻石王老五 boney beauty diamond bachelor 微博 新新人类 microblog new-new generation 脑残 全职妈妈 leetspeak stay-at-home mom 菜鸟 给力 八卦 rookie gelivable gossip/eight trigrams 裸婚 闪婚 闪电恋爱 naked wedding flash marriage whirlwind romance,1.别忽悠我,我不会上当!Dont jerk me around! I wont be taken in. Key words： 忽悠to jerk sb. Arou
3、nd / to hoodwink 2.公鸡下蛋是头号恶搞新闻.That the cock laid an egg tops the hoax list. Key words： 恶搞abusive imitation/ mischievous distortion /hoax 3.他建议大家都去网上晒生活,无论是烦恼还是快乐.He suggests that everybody should reveal their real-life story on line, no matter whether it is an annoyance or a merriment. Key words: 晒
4、生活reveal/expose ones real life晒工资reveal/expose ones salaries 4.他喜欢山寨机，因为便宜。He prefers to the emulational cell phones because of being cheap. Key words: 山寨 mountain villageemulational / shoddy/ knockoff,Euphemism,what is the euphemism? the functions of euphemism Examples in Chinese and English euphem
5、ism,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 lit
6、eral meaning of word is “word of good omen“.,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 misunderstandingsachieve an implied and tactful purpose use certain mild and implied
7、 words to express ourselves but not the direct and abrupt ones.,Death euphemism in China,驾崩，弃朝,弃天下，宫车远驭，宫车上仙 殉国,殉难,殉义殉道夭折，殇 大故，见背，失怙 蕙损兰摧，珠残玉碎玉碎珠沉,Death of the emperors Die for some meaningful career Death of youth Death of parents Death of a beauty,Death Euphemism in English,pass away go to sleep f
8、orever be called to God safe in the arms of Jesus go the way of all flesh return to dust kick the bucket,去世，与世长辞 长眠 被上帝召唤去了 在耶稣怀里得到平安走众生之路 归之尘土 翘辫子,1.FatPlump /stout/ out-size over-weight 2.Thinslender / slim 3.Stupida slow learner/ under-achiever 4.Old the elderly /senior citizen / golden age/ vene
9、rable people/ get on years pass ones prime / feel ones age,敢说我肥试试看！,She is in an interesting condition. 她怀孕了。 I have to do my duty. 我要嘘嘘。 You should know that there are books and books. 你应该知道这有好书也有坏书。,Guess,Guess,the old mans friend 肺炎 domestic help 佣人 cheerful giver 肝脏 spaghetti factory 肠子 （面条工厂）,special man 残疾人 live at governments expense 坐牢 Im willing，but Mary isnt 饱了（饭后谢绝主人劝食）,Thats all!Thanks!,
