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when people want to disguise some facts, they often take a roundabout way of talk. Then they must use more words. Expressions in political issues are usually made by longer and more words or phrases. The typical example of this kind is the different expressions of the “War Syndrome” in three different periods. In World War One, it was “shell shock”; in World War Two, it became “combat fatigue”; while in 20th century 1960s the phrase became Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, used to describe the panic of the order soldiers of Vietnam War. We can’t see anything related to war at all from the phrases. There are some other examples: in official English, government use “in the early state of finalization” instead of “not yet finished”; “be economical with truth” instead of “withhold the truth”; “Higher Education Contribution Scheme” instead of “Educational Levy”. And “fire” is said as “give the sack”, “imprisonment” can be called as “live at the government’s expense”, “poor” is “economically disadvantaged individuals”, “weapon equipment development” is called as “reconnaissance forces sweeping”, “drop” as “adjustment downward”. 3.3. The use of irony Irony is a figure of speech in which the meaning literally expressed is the opposite of the meaning indicated and aims at humor or sarcasm and avoids hurting others by direct expressions. That is to say irony is what we said is the opposite of what we meant. Through irony, letting the listener guess and gradually understand what the speaker really intend to do, we can avoid to make the listener embarrassed. Through it, we cannot only cover what is not convenient to say directly, but also increases the humor. For example: Nixon’s proposals have been hailed as wound if not original. But this appraisal of his own stewardship sometimes seems more generous than candid. The word “generous” is originally used as a commendatory word to praise somebody. Its using here has the effect of irony, which intends to criticize that the president exaggerated something and was not modest. [10] 4. Conclusion The present paper has focused on the political euphemism used in internal and international aspects and its rhetorical application. It would be a beneficial guide for the language learners to understand the culture and the psychologies. In addition，only when learning what topics or subjects are required to be euphemistically described，can we avoid being misunderstood in dealing with diplomatic affairs. Nowadays, more and more people pay attention to the research on political euphemism. By studying political euphemism, we can not only enlarge our knowledge, but also grasp the social psychology of the user using political euphemisms, and then understand and use it properly. Bibliography [1]何兆熊，梅德明.Modern Linguistics [M]. Beijing: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, 1999, P203 [2]张艳.跨文化交际中的委婉语[J]. 福建公安高等专科学校学报,2005,1, P83 [3]潘飞.浅析委婉语的语言特征和修辞特征[J]. 浙江科技学院学报,2005,9, P217 [4]张竞碧.政治活动中的委婉语[J]. 湖北工学院学报,2003,4, P77 [5]扬才英.浅谈美国社会现象与英语委婉语的使用[J]. 四川职业技术学院学报,2005,2, P47 [6]同[5] P48 [7]刘炜.委婉语在“战争辞令”中的使用动机与交际功能[J]. 高等函授学报（哲社科学版）,2004,5, P42 [8]同[7] P43 [9]蔡燕.英汉委婉语交际功能的相似性[J]. 西华大学学报（哲学社会科学版）,2005,2, P75 [10]肖唐金.政治委婉语在英语文章中的应用[J]. 六盘水师专学报,1999,6, P29