英语中的委婉语

（1）Death(死亡）

to be asleep in the Arms of God (本义）安睡在上帝的怀中

to be at peace (本义）平静了

to be at rest (本义）在休息

to be called to God (本义）被召唤到上帝那

to be called home (本义）被召回家

to be home and free (本义）到家自由了

to be taken to paradise (本义）被送进天堂

The call of God (本义）上帝的召唤

to depart (本义）离去

The final departure (本义）最后离去

final sleep (本义）最后一觉

to go home (本义）回家

to go to heaven (本义）进天堂

to go to one's long home (本义）回到永久之家

to go to one's own place (本义）回老家

happy land (本义）乐土

to have fallen asleep (本义）入睡了

to have found rest (本义）得到安息

to have gone to a better place(land,world,life)到一个更好得地方in heaven (本义）在天堂

to join one's ancestors (本义）加入先人的行列

join the Great majority (本义）加入大多数

to leave this world (本义）离开今世

to pay one's fee (本义）付费

to rest (本义）休息

to rest in peace (本义）安息

to return to dust (本义）归之尘土

to sleep (本义)长眠

with God (本义)和上帝在一起

with their Father (本义)与圣父在一起

to fall (本义)倒下了

to do one's bit (本义)尽职了

to lay down one's life (本义)放下自己的生命

to be no longer with us (本义)不再与我们在一起了to be out of pain (本义)摆脱痛苦

to breathe one's last (本义)呼了最后一口气

to cancel one's account (本义)销帐

pay one's last debt (本义)付最后一笔债

kick the bucket 翘辫子

pop off (the hooks) 翘辫子

get off the hooks 脱身了

to fade away (本义)消失

to make one's exit (本义)退场

to kick off (本义)开球

to be free (本义)解脱了

to be gone (本义)去了

to be no more (本义)不复存在

to close one's eyes (本义)瞑目

to come to an end (本义)结束

to go beyond (本义)到远方去

to expire (本义)呼气

to go off (本义)离去

to go one's last (本义)走到自己的终点

to go one's place (本义)回老家

to go to one's resting place (本义)到休息地去

to go to west (本义)西去

to kick the bucket (本义)踢翻水桶

to lose one's life (本义)失去了生命

to pass away (本义)离去

to stop living (本义)停止生存

to take one's rest (本义)休息

to shut up the shop (本义)关门

（4）灰色职业

shoe maker 补鞋匠→shoe rebuilder 重整鞋者

dish washer 洗盘子的人→utensil maintenance 器皿保全工garbage man 清扫垃圾的人→sanitation engineer 清洁工程师butcher 屠夫→meat technologist 肉类技术专家

hair-dresser 理发师→cosmetologist 美容师

undertaker 承办丧事的人→funeral director 殡仪负责人

prostitute 妓女→pavement princess 马路天使

maid/ housekeeper (女仆/ 女管家) →domestic help / day-help 家务助手，day-help 白天帮工，live- in help 住家帮手

optician (眼镜商) →vision engineer (视力工程师

bedding manufacturer (床具制造商)→mattress engineer (床垫工程师) 或sleep engineer (睡眠工程师)

School principal ( 中小学校长)→educational engineer ( 教育工程师)

tree surgeon 花木外科医师

beautician 美容师

street orderly / sanitary engineer 街道清洁师/卫生工程师

maintenance engineer（维修工程师）→房屋管理员；

landscape-architect（风景建筑师）→园林工人；

tree-surgeon（树木手术师）→修树剪枝的工人；

shoe-rebuilder（鞋子再造者）→修鞋匠；

sanitation engineer（卫生工程师）→垃圾工人；

pipe engineer（管道工程师）→管道工

heating engineer（水暖工程师）→管工；

telephone engineer（电话工程师）→修理电话的技工；

extermination engineer （除害工程师）→灭鼠工人；

beautician（美容师）→理发师；

household executive （家政委员）→家庭妇女