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《笑死我的英文书》中式英语错误纠正(149):丑人专用

丑人专用 no toilets for the handsome

知识扩展

in modem western society and the english language, there are lots of words which are considered more polite or "politically correct" than others. take a look at the following:

在现代西方社会和英语使用中,有些词会比其他同义词显得更有礼貌些或者更加正式。例如:

politically corred polrtically incoaed
sex worker性工作者,妓女 prostitute n.妓女
first nations people原住民(north american) indians(北美)印度人
african-american美国黑人 black/negro n.黑人
asian-american美国亚裔 oriental n.东方人
newcomer n.新移民 immlgrant n.移民,侨民
financially challenged财政危机 poor adj.贫穷
law enforcement officer执法人员 policeman/cop警察