委婉语是一种语言现象。通过委婉语,可以避免语言过于直露而给对方造成伤害。初中英语教学大纲中明确提出,语言学习的目的是培养学生运用英语进行交流的能力。在学习英语的过程中,为了更好地培养学生的交际能力,在教学中有意识地加入有关委婉语的内容,对此是极其有益的。同时,教学过程中,教师使用委婉语和学生交流,有利于培养学生学习英语的兴趣和增强学生的自信心。 Euphemism is a linguistic phenomenon. Through euphemism, you can avoid the language is too straightforward to each other and cause harm. The junior high school English syllabus clearly states that the purpose of language learning is to develop students’ ability to communicate in English. In the process of learning English, in order to better develop students’ communicative competence, it is very helpful to consciously include the euphemism in teaching. In the meantime, teachers use euphemism to communicate with students during the teaching process, which is beneficial to cultivate students ’interest in learning English and enhance students’ self-confidence.