Since a friend of mine had a child with Down's syndrome, words and phrases such as "idiot," "retarded," "mad" and "vegetable" have ceased to be a part of my vocabulary.
自從朋友生了唐氏症兒，我的語彙裡再也不敢也不願用「白癡」「低能」「頭殼壞去」「神經病」「植物人」「前世造孽」「小心報應」「社會的癌症」之類的話了。