在日常交流中,任何语言都会使用到委婉语,委婉语可以缓和交流中的对立,减少误解。英日委婉语的翻译成功与否将直接影响到英日文化交流的效果。本文从纽马克语义翻译和交际翻译理论视角,以英日翻译为例,通过归纳总结英语和日语中的相同的禁忌和日语特有的禁忌,探讨日常生活中英语委婉语的日译策略。 In everyday communication, euphemisms are used in any language. Euphemisms can ease the opposition in communication and reduce misunderstanding. The successful translation of euphemisms in English and Japan will have a direct impact on the cultural exchange between Britain and Japan. From the perspective of Newmark’s semantic translation and communicative translation theory, taking English-Japanese translation as an example, this article explores the Japanese translation strategies of English euphemism by summing up the same taboos in both English and Japanese and the taboo of Japanese.