最近教公司的一个美女普通话。 Z. b( q0 q& Y8 f6 R
今天,我教她“美女”.( j; e0 j( ?) Y9 ?2 W& d
她问是什么意思 4 q) m4 I6 w5 w我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女" 1 w( M. m! L" p1 c$ Z5 `% M! g她说:“is it kind of sarcastic." 5 {& x$ V6 k0 y6 E我说:"what does it mean?" 9 b" i% V! P" ]. w# s( Q她说:“someone say you are smart but it doesn't mean you are really smart."$ q3 D; _- Q% v
我说:“OIC,you are 美女。i mean that."
3 O4 M# l! m% a" Cironic:0 g; A5 M7 t* h. h9 @8 U5 S( s/ f
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? 3 z/ @4 q- l! H" j$ rthere, I was being ironic- p1 W% f" T7 R+ l" d
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!)" f$ s$ j: n/ ]/ ]( q2 M- {7 a+ Q
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& u4 a0 w3 k( k$ A
* ]* l6 ~, [6 V还拿如花的例子说,这个情景对话两个词都能用到:, r) y0 `( b q2 Z8 C$ D
如花: hi 美女- |- D8 T1 Z; |7 {" {1 F; K
美女: are you being sarcastic?" F' r( q1 w* i" b
如花: i swear, i mean it, you are one of the most beautiful girls i‘ve even seen! : `' W" u" w+ p& N0 Z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。 ) c: Z% R1 D6 }3 v9 s c& ]I was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said, 'I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.'