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66JournalOfShaanxiVocational&TechnicalCollege2010963Sept.,10Vol6No320..))):Euphemismeu(=good,soundingwellpheme(=speechorsayingEuphemismuseofpleasant,mildorindirectwordsorphrasesinplaceofmoreaccurateordirectones(TheRandomHouseCollegeDictionary(1979)euphemismthesubstitutionofamild,indirect,orvagueexpressionforonethoughttobeoffensive,harshorbluntHughRawson2.12265713197919821::::::Unit2TextBHeresgrandma.Myhusbandhasjustpassedtotheotherside.Imeangranddadskickedthebucket.Ihopehisfootwillbebettersoon.No,hesnothere.Hessnuffedityouknow!Butyouvegotelectricityhere.JournalOfShaanxiVocational&TechnicalCollege2010963Sept.,2010Vol6No3..)))))[)poor(poorpoorpoorIusedtothinkIwaspoor.ThentheytoldmeIwasntpoor,Iwasneedy.Thentheysaiditwasself-defeatingtothinkofmyselfasneedy,thatIwasculturallydeprived.Thentheytoldmedeprivedwasabadimage,thatIwasunderprivileged.Thentheytoldmethatunderprivilegedwasoverused,thatIwasdisadvantaged.IstilldonthaveadimebutIhaveagreatvocabulary!(HarperDictionaryofContemporaryUsage)poorneedy(culturallydeprived(underprivileged(disadvantaged(2.2takebreadoutofsomeonesmouth2]humble(umblenumblesumblenumblesumbleshumbleumblehumblepie----Areyoufishingmycompliments?Herboyfriendeathumblepie2.3topowderonesnoise,tofreshenuptogotothetoilettorelieveoneselfbecausenaturecallstoreargotothepotandmakenumberone2.4temporalfixedCancelallhersocialengagements(1856);Beaninterestingcondition(1890);beinadelicatecondition(1895);beknittinglittlebooties(1910);beinafamilyway(1920);beexpecting(1935);bepregnant(1956).NegroblackpeopleAfricanAmerican,2.5Don'tyouthinkmycookingiswonderful?Thegirlasked.6responded.72.6battleofthebulgehen-peckedhusband2.7bitethedust(godownindefeat)toreturntothedustdiedmadcrazyinsanelunaticmentallyderanged3.13.1.13))))((-))(head-waiter(captaindustman(sanitaryengineer(elevatormemberoftheverticaltransportationcorps(engineermechanicautomobileengineer)butchermeattechnologist)iciancosmeticianbeautician(hairdresser(gardenerlandscapetechnician3.1.2under-takefuneralservicepractitionerbereavementcounselorfuneralcounselor3.1.3landscapeworkerlandscapearchitectprisonofficer),dwellingengineer).3.26JournalOfShaanxiVocational&TechnicalCollege2010963Sept.,10Vol6No320..8())))))pantyhose)QueenSizeQueenSizeKingSizeQueenSizeQueenSizeWomenfatQueenSizeQueenSizepantyhoseQueenSizewomenQueenSizefatbuytry,askfor,sendfor,choose,ect.MakeXyourtoothpastegiveher/himanXCometoMarlboracountryWatchingtheworldgobyLifeisharsh.YourTequilashouldn'tbe.(wouldn'tyoureallyratherhaveaBuick(IfitconcernsAsia,it'sinAsia-week.(Asia-weekWithoutvitamins,lifeitselfwouldbeimpossible(3.3increaseRevenueEnhancement(poornationsbacknations(underdevelopednations(developingnations(emergingnations(Watergatelanguagewiretappingorbuggingelectronicsurveillancewiretappers(ESEElectronicSurveillanceExperts)economiccrisisrecessiondepressionstrikeindustrialactionindustrialdisputedismiss)layoff(unemployedmotherwelfaremother3.4internationalarmedconflictairattackairsupportairstrikenuclearbomb(nucleardevice(WarDepartmentDefenseDepartmentbedefeatedlightandscatteredactionincompletesuccessinvasionrescuemissionwastingtheenemypacification2003actionofdecapitation(occupationliberation(3.5astupidstudent(aslowlearnerorunderachieverbelowaveragestudentShe/Heisworkingather/hisownlevelcandobetterworkwithhelp)))())))))/6JournalOfShaanxiVocational&TechnicalCollege2010963Sept.,2010Vol6No3..9JournalOfShaanxiVocational&TechnicalCollege2010963Sept.,10Vol6No320..)=)))))slowstupid(dependonotherstodohis/herwork=cheatinclass(hehasatendencytostretchthetruth3.6socialdisease(AIDS(lungtrouble(Tuberculosistheoldmansfriendpneumoniamadalittleconfuseddeafhardofhearing(3.7slenderslimaskinnywomanplumpfat[.[,.[,.[,.[:,.[,.[:,1]J].2000(8):78-82.[2]J].2000(1):98-101.[3]J].2004(3):49-52.[4]M].2001:67-69.[5]J].2002(8):39-42.[6]M].2005:69-72.CharacteristicsandApplicationofEnglishEuphemismFengJianmin,XuLihong(PublicForeignLanguageTeachingDepartment,NanshanCollege,Longkou,Shandong265713)Abstract:Euphemismaneffectivelanguagewhichreplacesunpleasant,rude,harshwordswithpleasant,politeones.Itisinfluencedbynationality;regional;Register,time,indirectandrelevance,humor,idiomsandorallanguage,andisappliedincareer,commercial,political,military,educational,medicalandphysicalfields..Keywords:Englisheuphemism;characteristics;application70