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1、英语修辞IntroductionEnglishEuphemism,whichisanindirectandroundaboutexpressionemployedtomentionsomethingunpleasant,isaformoflanguageaswellasaculturalphenomenon.Withthedevelopmentofsocietyandeconomy,smoothandsuccessfulcommunicationsareplayingamoreandmoreimportantroleineverysocialclassandfield,especiall
2、yintheinterculturalcommunication,ofwhichthetactfulusageofeuphemismisthemostessentialpart.Sometimeseuphemismsareusedforavoidingtaboos;andsometimestheyareusedforbeingpoliteorconsideringthefeelingsofotherpeople.Thedevelopingcivilizationofthesocietyrequirespeopletobemorecultivatedandpolite,whileeuphe
3、mismisjustsuchapoliteandelegantexpressionusedinplaceofamorecommontermwhichtheuserfearsmightbeoffensive.Itisnecessaryinallsocialsituationsfromeverydayconversationstoseriousdiscussions.AnycommunicativeprincipleswouldbeimpossiblewithouttheappropriateunderstandinganduseofEnglisheuphemisms.Misundersta
4、ndingandimproperuseofeuphemismmaycreatecommunicationbarrierstointerculturalcommunication.Asweallknow,anyignoranceofdifferentsocialcustomsanddiverseculturalvaluesmaynotonlycausecommunicativeobstacles,butalsobringaboutprejudice,offence,evenhostility,allofwhicharenottheconsequencesweexpectintheproce
5、ssofcommunication.Soweknowthatlanguageisnotonlythecarrierofculture,butalsotherepresentativeofit.Inotherwords,languageisinfluencedbyculture,andinthemeantimeitreflectsculture.Inordertoavoidthemisunderstandingandconflictcausedbycommunicativehinders,wehavetoknowtheeuphemisticexpressionsofcertainthing
6、s,especiallywhencommunicatingwithothersfrommulti-culturalbackgrounds.Therefore,masteringagoodknowledgeofEnglisheuphemismanditsdiversevaluesininterculturalcommunicationisofparticularimportance.151.DefinitionandFeaturesofEnglishEuphemism1.1DefinitionofEnglishEuphemismEuphemismisauniversallinguistic
7、phenomenon.Intheprocessofcommunication,theunsuitableortoodirectwordswillmakepeoplefeeluncomfortableandevenangry.Thenthereisagreatnecessityforustoexpressouremotionandexchangeideasinatactfulway.Itisknownthateuphemismisaf
