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1、EnglishEuphemismTeachingByPUndertheSupervisionofProf.AthesissubmittedinpartialfulfillmentoftherequirementsforthedegreeofMasterofArtsintheSchoolofForeignStudiesUniversityApril,20051AcknowledgementsIammostgreatlyindebtedtomysupervisor,Professor,whoseenlighteningadv
2、iceandvaluableguidancehavebeenanongoingencouragementtomeoverthelongperiodofpreparingandwritingthisdissertation,andIamespeciallygratefultoherforherpatienceinreadingmymanuscriptsandinprovidingdetailedcomments.IwouldliketothankallmyteachersintheForeignLanguageSchool
3、ofUniversity,whoseclasseshaveexposedmetonewhorizonsinthefield.IalsowishtoexpressmyappreciationtomycolleagueLiforherhelpandvaluableadviceandmyformerclassmate,MissofChinaUniversityofScienceandTechnology,forherofferingthereferencebooksuponrequestandhersupportinmakin
4、gmycomputerwork.MythanksalsoextendtomystudentsinAnhuiUniversitywhohaveprovidedmewiththedatawhichsupportedthediscussioninthedissertation.Finally,Iwouldliketotakethisopportunitytoshowmygratitudetomymother,mybrothersandmyhusband,whohavefaithfullysupportedmeineverywa
5、yinthepasttwoyears.VAbstractEuphemism,whichisfrequentlyusedinbothEnglishandChinese,isalinguisticphenomenonaswellasaculturalone.Inasense,withoutproperapplicationofeuphemism,communicationwouldbeimpossible.Euphemismhasbecomeoneofthemajorsubjectsofcross-culturalstudi
6、esaspeoplecometorealizethesignificanceofeuphemism.Therefore,Englishteachersshouldpayattentiontoeuphemismteachingsoastoimprovestudents’cross-culturalawarenessandcommunicativecompetence.InChina,asfaraseuphemismteachingisconcerned,therearenomonographsortreatises.The
7、papersconcerningeuphemismteachingmainlydiscusstheimportanceofEnglisheuphemismbutdonotdeliberatehowtoteachEnglisheuphemism.So,euphemismteachingisanewsubjectthatshouldbestudiedandexplored.TheEnglishteachersshouldfillupgapsineuphemismteaching.Onthebasisofanalyzingth
8、etraditionalteachingmethodsandteachingpractice,theauthorofthisdissertationintroducestheMultipleIntelligenceTheoryandappliesittoherteachingpractice.Basedonstude