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EuPhemism is a long-standing linguistic and culthel phenomenon in bothEnglish-speaking countries and China. The Presefit thesis attempts to make acomprehensive study of English and Chinese euPhemisms by comparaivelyanalyzing their linguistic and cultufal characteristics in two perspectives: verbal andnonverbal.This thesis is composed of five chaPters excluding an illtrOduction and a conclusion.The illtroduction presents a general view of the definition, hiStory and development ofEnglish and Chinese euphemisms. It is POinted out tha the contradiction between teirwide aPPlication and narrow research is impefative tmder current situation.ChaPer One proposes the scope of the study Traditiona English euPhemism researchfocuses on lexicon while traditional Chinese euPhemism research on rhetoric, both inverbal perspectives. We nevertheless set forth the term "broad euphemism", that is,both verbal and nonverbal euphemisms. Thus the scope of euPhemism is well defined.ChaPter Two through Four are devoted tO comPedng English and Chineseeuphemisms. ChaPter Two and Three are conducted from the angle of verbaleuphemism. Chapter Two, in terms of lingUistics, focuses on contrasting English andChinese euPhemisms in five aspects: morphology, etyInon, semantics, grammar andpragInatics. ChaPter Three, in terms of culture, deals with religion and social valuesunderlying English and Chinese euPhemisms. ChaPter Four explores a comparaivestudy of English and Chinese euphemisms in nonverbal asPects.ChaPtCr Five discusses euphemism in illtercultul cornmunicative setting. Context isa nonnegligible factor for well interpreting euPhemism in intercultural communication.We provide three translating methods: translated ifito euPhemistic meaning, originalmeaning and both. These methods should be empldyed based on different contexts.In the conclusion, it is pointed ollt that euPhemism, as a language variation, is morewidely used and expanded. Euphemism is a rhetoric and conununicative strategy. Acomparaive study on euphemism is helpful for Chinese and people ofEnglish-speaking countries to know more about each othef, including their ways ofthinking, views on morality, social values, customs and the like.