| ABSTRACT | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-10页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第10-15页 |
| ·Significance of and Need for the Study | 第10-12页 |
| ·Aims of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Literature Review | 第15-31页 |
| ·Definition of Euphemism | 第15-16页 |
| ·Classification of Euphemism | 第16-19页 |
| ·Positive Euphemism and Negative Euphemism | 第17-18页 |
| ·Conscious Euphemism and Unconscious Euphemism | 第18-19页 |
| ·Other Classifications | 第19页 |
| ·Formation of English Euphemism | 第19-27页 |
| ·Phonetic Devices | 第19-20页 |
| ·Lexical Devices | 第20-21页 |
| ·Figurative Devices | 第21-23页 |
| ·Grammatical Devices | 第23-26页 |
| ·Pragmatic Devices | 第26-27页 |
| ·Previous Studies on English Euphemism | 第27-31页 |
| ·Studies in China | 第27-29页 |
| ·Studies Abroad | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Pragmatic Theoretical Foundations | 第31-51页 |
| ·Euphemism and Cooperative Principle | 第31-36页 |
| ·Cooperative Principle and Its Four Maxims | 第31-32页 |
| ·Violation of the Cooperative Principle by Euphemism | 第32-36页 |
| ·Euphemism and Politeness Principle | 第36-45页 |
| ·Politeness Principle and Its Six Maxims | 第37-39页 |
| ·Observance of Politeness Principle by Euphemism | 第39-45页 |
| ·Euphemism and Face Theory | 第45-51页 |
| ·Introduction of Face Theory | 第46-47页 |
| ·Observance of Face Theory by Euphemism | 第47-51页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Status of English Euphemism in English Teaching | 第51-62页 |
| ·English Euphemism in Traditional English Classroom | 第51-52页 |
| ·Survey of Chinese English Learners' Use of Euphemism | 第52-58页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第52-54页 |
| ·Results and Discussions of the Test | 第54-58页 |
| ·Importance of English Euphemism in English Teaching | 第58-62页 |
| ·English Linguistic Competence | 第59页 |
| ·English Communicative Competence | 第59-62页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Suggestions for Teaching English Euphemism | 第62-77页 |
| ·Classroom Teaching | 第62-69页 |
| ·Comparison between English Euphemism and Normal Expressions | 第63页 |
| ·Comparison between English Euphemism and Chinese Euphemism | 第63-65页 |
| ·Comparison of the Different English Euphemistic Expressions for the Same Content | 第65-66页 |
| ·Teaching Euphemistically in Classroom | 第66-69页 |
| ·Practicing | 第69-75页 |
| ·Introduction of Willis's Model for TBTL Method | 第70-71页 |
| ·Application of TBTL Method in Euphemism Teaching | 第71-75页 |
| ·Appreciation Method | 第75-77页 |
| Chapter Ⅵ Conclusion | 第77-80页 |
| ·Summary | 第77-78页 |
| ·Implications for English Teaching and Learning | 第78-79页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Further Studies | 第79-80页 |
| REFERENCES | 第80-83页 |
| APPENDIX | 第83-91页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第91-92页 |
