问题
单项选择题
In the United States, the black people are often referred to as "______" in which the colour of their skin that caused them troubles and sufferings is not mentioned in English euphemisms.
A. niggers
B. Negroes
C. the black
D. African Americans
答案
参考答案：D
解析：主要考查英语中的委婉语。
许多英语委婉语用于指社会地位低下的人。在美国，黑人过去常被白人种族主义者称为niggers。在那时，Negroes就是委婉语，继而被the black people取而代之。现在他们常被称为African Americans，这一委婉语掩饰了过去曾给他们带来许多灾难和痛苦的皮肤颜色。