最近教公司的一个美女普通话。 A, I# |# L/ D% ~ k% w
今天,我教她“美女”. @1 }" y4 R+ R7 R* g* A" \) B她问是什么意思& \: `: G' D$ J( x. ~: z; Q
我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女"- s$ s3 j4 S! C! g( h% `
她说:“is it kind of sarcastic." 0 h! c0 g2 b4 w t我说:"what does it mean?": k C+ C* y$ H' T0 x! i
她说:“someone say you are smart but it doesn't mean you are really smart."+ I% n k: ]% c7 y
我说:“OIC,you are 美女。i mean that."
几年前看电影you 've got a mail 学了个词ironic - m9 ]9 ~* r8 v' Y1 z- f 9 O G- K/ ~( P7 _1 J. J; O+ W这个词sarcastic 和ironic 用法上有什么区别。 - f+ ?* H5 g' t5 H; |白水 发表于 2010-1-29 17:02
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ironic: / E3 R% o7 R; `0 ]: J& V我在博客上帖了我们一大早赶飞机的照片,孩子们累得睁不还眼,我下面写的评注是: it's hard to tell that we were tired isn't it?* l5 k( e! p- t1 J3 H
there, I was being ironic1 A: z ?# M/ C9 S- J, ^
ironic 还可以形容一个situation, 比如:al gore is portrayed as a front line fighter for environmental issues, ironically he owns one of the most gas consuming cars in the world. (好容易让我编出这么个例句来!) 4 s7 S( S% |% S" M4 m* `0 d9 z: e$ E) [sarcastic 有更多感情色彩,有主观上的一种伤害,攻击的意愿,是坏的intention z) Q& \* H- ]. |. m! q, L+ V( E0 N( ~( t4 d
还拿如花的例子说,这个情景对话两个词都能用到:" W0 N. T- @$ g: z: K: g1 V. E1 G
如花: hi 美女8 P6 R8 ]: E- Q. | o. p- ]
美女: are you being sarcastic?0 `! |0 u) h0 |: x
如花: i swear, i mean it, you are one of the most beautiful girls i‘ve even seen! + s: ~0 l5 G( M; v- g* |美女: thanks! ironically i was just told by my brother:if you are not pretty,better be polite。
sarcastic 在《新概念英语》第二册92课就有。; L4 ^/ E9 Y; A0 r! ?8 b" w
I was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said, 'I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.'
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我在博客上帖了我们一大早赶飞机的照片,孩子们累得睁不还眼,我下面写的评注是: it's hard to tell that we were tired isn't it?) J' w9 H( \% {. j
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ironic 还可以形容一个situation, 比 ... 2 U$ ?2 j. i* y6 |5 Q- J! B竹帘儿 发表于 2010-1-29 19:18