(3)在公众场合要讲究礼仪,有必要使用委婉语表达“排泄”这些“不雅”之事。
to urinate or defecate(大小便)answer nature’s call
go to the toilet(上厕所)to wash one's hands/to excuse one for a while
(4)为了顾及对方的自尊心,取悦对方,对缺陷不能直陈其事。
thin or skinny(皮包骨)slender
fat(胖)heavy
on dietweight-watcher
acne(粉刺)problem skin
the handicapped(残疾人)different abled/challenged/inconvenienced