试题题干
The paragraph is followed by an incomplete phrase or sentence which summarizes the main idea of the paragraph. Choose the missing words of the phrase or sentence.
Examples of gross understatement may also appeal to some of us. A native of the Lake District who describes himself as being “nobbut middlin" is approaching a state of collapse and coma; if he say he's "proper poorly", there will be a funeral in the near future.
() is another form of euphemism
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试题解析
大意:轻描淡写是委婉语的另一种形式。Understatement 轻描淡写。