英汉委婉语对比研究最终版.pptVIP

;Outline; euphemism;euphemism comes from Greek . eu—good pheme- 意思是speech 言语 euphemism :words of good omen or good speech 意思是优雅动听的说法 ;;二、英汉委婉语的相同点;;;;三、英汉委婉语的不同;;;四、英汉委婉语的结构原理及方法;;;;;;;;Death euphemism in China;;;;Death Euphemism in English;pass away 去世，与世长辞 fall asleep 长眠 go to sleep forever 长眠 run one’ s race 走完一生 be no more 不在了 be no longer with us 与我们永别了 breathe one’s last 咽气 be at rest 安息 Fade 凋零了;go west go to heaven be called to God safe in the arms of Jesus be gone to a better 1and join the silent majority go to his long home go the way of all flesh join one’s ancestors return to dust;kick the bucket 翘辫子 pop off (the hooks) 翘辫子 get off the hooks 脱身了 ; “Fall asleep” is a common death euphemism carved on gravestones. Others death euphemisms as “asleep in the Arms of God” and “asleep in the Lord” are also used by many people. Heaven is the soul’s true home and the world the dead called “to be taken home” or “be called home”. Some phrasal verbs incorporating “over” imply the spiritual existence of the soul after death, for instance, “go over”, “cross over the Great Divide” or “cross over the River Jordan”. If someone is bereaved want to ease the pain called “being at rest”, “of being laid to rest”, “to have found rest”, “at peace” or “peace at last”. Other widely used prepositional phrases brought out by religions as in “God took her to himself” or “He was gathered to his father or ancestor”. Soldiers must sacrifice their lives in pursuing of their goals that serve their cause and their country. A later expression “to make the ultimate sacrifice” or “the supreme sacrifice”, “fired his last shot” indicate he would have to fight against the enemies with his life. ;Euphemism about disease, disability and aging;special students visually ret