1、单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Interpretation,Jane,1/15,Fationable English,Euphemism(委婉语)in English and Chinese,My Topic,2/15,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,3/15,神马都素浮云!,Everything is nothing!,Everything but a floating cloud!,All things are
2、 of no consequence just like floating clouds!,一切都是假象!,4/15,骨感美女 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,5/15,1.别,忽悠,我,我不会上当!,D
3、ont jerk me around!I wont be taken in.,Key words:忽悠to jerk sb.Around/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.他提议大家都去网上,晒生活,不论是烦恼还是高兴.,He suggests that everybody should reveal their real-life story on line,
4、no matter whether it is an annoyance or a merriment.,Key words:晒生活reveal/expose ones real life,晒工资reveal/expose ones salaries,4.他喜欢,山寨,机,因为廉价。,He prefers to the emulational cell phones because,of being cheap.,Key words:山寨 mountain village,emulational/shoddy/knockoff,6/15,Euphemism,what is the euphem
5、ism?,the functions of euphemism,Examples in Chinese and English euphemism,7/15,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 g
6、ood,and the body of the word phemism means speech,so the literal meaning of word is,word of good omen,.,8/15,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 misunderstandings,ac
7、hieve,an implied and tactful purpose,use certain mild and implied words to,express,ourselves but not the direct and abrupt ones.,9/15,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 pare
8、nts,Death of a beauty,10/15,Death Euphemism in English,pass away,go to sleep forever,be called to God,safe in the arms of Jesus,go the way of all flesh,return to dust,kick the bucket,逝世,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,11/15,1.,Fat,Plump /stout/out-size,over-weight,2.,Thin,slender /slim,3.,S
9、tupid,a slow learner/under-achiever,4.,Old,the elderly /senior citizen/golden age/venerable people/get on years,pass ones prime /feel ones age,敢说我肥试试看!,12/15,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,13/15,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),14/15,Thats all!Thanks!,15/15,






