最近教公司的一个美女普通话。3 s: ]( U) T4 n8 g7 c K% R: k1 @
今天,我教她“美女”. 0 h- h; ^& W ?+ A% u- H$ ]她问是什么意思9 r% E+ T4 o; N! ?" `" B( v
我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女"0 [) D- I& m K" Q& Z
她说:“is it kind of sarcastic."( F( o( Q/ S3 U3 J" `4 U4 b/ W. V
我说:"what does it mean?" / s+ Q! m- n* ^7 W2 `2 z! ~' U她说:“someone say you are smart but it doesn't mean you are really smart." 9 x9 a* j5 R: o8 ^5 ^7 u2 m我说:“OIC,you are 美女。i mean that."
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ironic: 0 D9 z2 c9 F0 }) J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? 2 N* l& x( x: L( S; Tthere, I was being ironic ! `3 g. o( d+ ^$ e5 p8 x' G: tironic 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!) 2 M3 v7 |3 Y+ i) s/ j! Bsarcastic 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 + ?* `4 q) _' s2 h* a" u* Q/ h4 W/ W2 t! U
还拿如花的例子说,这个情景对话两个词都能用到: ! L; Y0 _# Q1 g3 S* q0 i, H如花: hi 美女+ c/ _$ o6 }+ g' J; y% v7 `) ^2 |9 H
美女: are you being sarcastic? . B4 \* ~+ @/ J0 v2 ]+ D! h如花: i swear, i mean it, you are one of the most beautiful girls i‘ve even seen!: X" j. o3 S: d4 n9 i% x, S
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。: a* A/ `) V D6 f! }7 j8 L" F
I was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said, 'I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.'