Unit 3 The secret of successPart Ⅲ Grammar观察下列句子,找出其中所使用的委婉语,并将整个句子译为汉语
1.His parents passed away early,so he was an orphan
________________________________________________________________________2.Little John respected his father even though he was a sanitary worker
________________________________________________________________________3.This big house is for senior citizens
________________________________________________________________________4.The boy is a bit slow for his age
________________________________________________________________________5.He is a bicycle doctor
________________________________________________________________________答案:1
委婉语为: pass away 表示“去世”
句意为:他的父母很早就去世了,因此他是个孤儿
2.委婉语为:sanitary worker 表示“清洁工”
句意为:小约翰很尊敬他的父亲,即使他是个清洁工
3.委婉语为: senior citizens 表示“老人,上了年纪的人”