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J - Janice, R - Rei
A GV and a learner talk about euphemisms.
R: How do you talk about sensitive topics in English?
J: Sensitive topics? Like what?
R: Like the subject of death or dying. How do you bring it up
    in a tactful way?
J: Oh, I see. Well...if someone died, you can also say they
    passed away.
R: Really? Hmm, that does sound betterâŠAlright.
    What about if someone loses their job?
J: Well, you can say that they were let go or that they had
     a career transition.
R: Okay, I think those expressions are quite useful.
J: These expressions are called euphemisms. They try to make
    heavy topics less uncomfortable for people. But not all of them
    are polite.
R: Really? Even regarding very delicate matters?
J: Yes. For example, âkicking the bucketâ and âbiting the dustâ are
    also euphemisms for death. But you shouldnât say that to someone
    whose relatives died recently. It would be very rude.
R: Yeah, those sound very inappropriate. But why do people use
    them, then?
J: Maybe to make light of otherwise heavy topics. Some people use
    humor to cope with sad events.
R: To each their own. Personally, I would never use those.
J: Well, euphemisms are not limited to sensitive topics. There are some
    expressions for embarrassing situations, too. For example, breaking
    wind means to...uh ... release gas from the nether regions of your body.
R: ...That entire sentence sounds like a euphemism. I donât really understand...
J: Alright, then. It means to fart.
R: Ah, I see. (long pause) Well, itâs a normal bodily function. Itâs nothing
    to be ashamed of.
An even longer pause.
J: And thatâs why we need euphemisms. âBreaking windâ sounds a lot less
    awkward than âfarting,â doesnât it?
âVocabulary
Sensitiveãããããããããã ãããªã±ãŒããèŠæ³šæãª(話é¡ïŒ
Subjectãããããããããããã 話é¡ããããã¯
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Tactfulããããããããããã   ããããªã
Passed awayããã   ããããã  ä»çãã
Let goãããããããããããã  è¡ãããã解æŸãã
Career transitionããããããã 転è·
Euphemismsãããããããã      å©æ²ãªè¡šçŸïŒèšè
Delicate mattersããããããã  æ±ãã«ããåé¡
Kicking the bucketãããããã  (æåéãã®æå³ïŒæ¡¶ã蹎ãâæ»ã¬ããš
Biting the dustãããããããã (æåéãã®æå³ïŒãã³ãªãåãâæ»ã¬
Rudeãããããããããããã    倱瀌(èšãæ¹)
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Make lightãããããããããã  軜ããã
Otherwiseãããããããããã   ããã«ç°ãªãã
Cope withãããããããããã   察é¢ãã
To each their ownãããããã   人ã¯ãããã
Breaking windãããããããã   (æåéãã®æå³ïŒé¢šãå£ãâãããªãåºã
Nether regionsãããããããã  äžã®éšå
Fartããããããããããããã  ããªã
Bodily functionãããããããã äœã®æ©èœ
Itâs nothing to be ashamed of. æ¥ããããããšã§ã¯ãªã
Awkwardããããããããããã   æ°ãŸããããããæªã
âComprehension Questions
1. What is the most polite expression for death?
    a. Kick the bucket
    b. Pass away
    c. Bite the dust
2. The following are euphemisms for losing a job except:
    a. Being let go
    b. Vertically-challenged
    c. Having a career transition
3. What is the purpose of using euphemisms?
    a. Making people cry
    b. Making people laugh
    c. Making people less uncomfortable
4. Why were Janice and Rei embarrassed at the end of the dialogue?
    a. They had to deal with an awkward word
    b. Someone broke wind
    c. They fell down the stairs
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