Aeuphemismisawordorexpressionthatisusedwhenpeoplewanttofindapoliteorlessdirectwayoftalkingaboutdifficultorembarrassingtopicslikedeathorthebodilyfunctions.Mostpeople，forexample，wouldfinditverydifficultt
Aeuphemismisawordorexpressionthatisusedwhenpeoplewanttofindapoliteorlessdirectwayoftalkingaboutdifficultorembarrassingtopicslikedeathorthebodilyfunctions.Mostpeople，forexample，wouldfinditverydifficulttosayinplainlanguagethattheyhavearrangedfortheirsickolddogstobekilled.Theywouldsoftenthepainbysaying:wehadRubyputdownorwehadRubyputtosleep.Manypeopleprefertocallsomeoneplainthanuglyorcuddlyratherthanfat.
EuphemismisanimportantpartofeverylanguagebutitseemsthatEnglishhasanever-growingnumberofthem.Thenon-nativespeakernotonlyhastomakesenseoftheeuphemismshehearsbutalsohehastolearnwhicheuphemismsareappropriateinanyparticu?larsituations.HemightbeawarethathisAmericanfriendneedstousethetoiletwhensheaskswherethebathroom(orrestroomorcomfortstation)is，butheislesslikelytoguessthathisEnglishfriendhasthesameneedwhenhesayshehastoseeamanaboutadog.Hemighthavelearnedforexamplethatinthefamilyway-isaeuphemismforpregnant.Ifhoweverhesaystohisboss"Congratulations！Ihearyourwifeisinthefamilyway"hewouldbeusinganexpressionthatistoofamiliarforthecircumstances.
Schoolsarefullofeuphemisms.AtFrankfurtIn?ternationalSchoolforexamplethespeciallessonsgiv?entostudentswhoarehavingdifficultiesintheirschoolsubjectsarecalledStudyCentre(inthemiddleschool)andAcademicWorkshop(inthehighschool).Teachersrightlydonotwanttoupsetstudentsorparentsbybeingtoofrankorstraightforwardandusuallychooseasofterwordorexpressiontoconveythesamemessage.
5. Accordingtothepassagepeopleuseeuphemismsin orderto .
A. makethemselvesunderstood
B. attractattention
C. tosoundstraightforward
D. avoidembarrassment
6. Apersonwhoisdescribedasplainandcuddlyisin
fact .
A.tallandhandsome B. uglyandfat
C. uglybuttall D. prettyandslim
7. WhenanEnglishladysaysshehastoseeaman aboutadogshemightwantto .
A. gotothetoilet
B. seeanuglyfriend
C. haveherolddogkilled
D. seeapregnantwo