最近教公司的一个美女普通话。 / M5 s8 u2 f& y9 d* R+ v9 O8 ?2 t9 Y& n今天,我教她“美女”.$ ^/ o/ z9 @) {6 }- \
她问是什么意思 / ~" n! f% q% s9 Q* Q我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女" ) D1 t P' z' n& F8 V她说:“is it kind of sarcastic." . B1 c) V# {( t- L我说:"what does it mean?" . Q0 T6 g6 x; Y; s Z2 [: `+ t8 @她说:“someone say you are smart but it doesn't mean you are really smart." 0 m, r2 _$ D) X' `% t5 M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 - w& ~5 B( | p, n3 z+ O 6 B- P; D! S$ C& u r' R这个词sarcastic 和ironic 用法上有什么区别。" O2 I$ f* B; e; ?1 E
白水 发表于 2010-1-29 17:02
* d3 y0 F8 w3 G0 L & D2 F9 c) M. G: q# L! hironic: ( U" t6 c# J$ 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?4 H% N* V* e9 S% b
there, I was being ironic2 U Q. B* O: Y U
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!): x: q4 t. h2 K y1 S$ p
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 : J9 H5 D( K+ }3 C) l" Z$ g( ^# c
还拿如花的例子说,这个情景对话两个词都能用到:2 t# @' j: ~# V% y9 b! n( D9 ?8 w
如花: hi 美女8 J) F4 m/ ]( q9 a5 y/ z' [$ s
美女: are you being sarcastic?8 { v6 [& s- E0 ^
如花: i swear, i mean it, you are one of the most beautiful girls i‘ve even seen!3 R' W. ?+ ~) y
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。% s m& F$ k0 o+ f" 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.'
ironic: 1 e+ |2 |8 {* j4 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?- O+ A, b/ L$ }( m6 w
there, I was being ironic ) l) X5 X# |/ Kironic 还可以形容一个situation, 比 ... 5 ^7 f/ z; r2 O6 ~竹帘儿 发表于 2010-1-29 19:18