最近教公司的一个美女普通话。) R. {6 m3 Q9 l v+ l) P! Y
今天,我教她“美女”. ( P% ~, \9 g8 [) Q她问是什么意思 1 y" D& @' Q9 _. g+ K0 P我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女" 1 }) M6 ^2 ^% z- D她说:“is it kind of sarcastic." , W2 H9 a8 Y! q a我说:"what does it mean?"; ^2 g. Z, ]% x) h5 H! f
她说:“someone say you are smart but it doesn't mean you are really smart."& e! s( N) C$ e. K1 G2 `; I( o6 C
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ironic3 w# J6 }% ~$ i
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这个词sarcastic 和ironic 用法上有什么区别。 $ K$ ?3 y! A3 D( V" o* G. A( y白水 发表于 2010-1-29 17:02
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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?" R6 W& V/ [) B5 v4 j" c) h
there, I was being ironic 0 x9 H! a8 ^' W# H$ ?' pironic 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!) 5 \" ?4 U6 c* y- t; Z2 ysarcastic 有更多感情色彩,有主观上的一种伤害,攻击的意愿,是坏的intention6 x$ D9 m, K" |6 M
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还拿如花的例子说,这个情景对话两个词都能用到:/ O: x7 @2 {7 q1 f! e/ d# U) G
如花: hi 美女4 u: e, {* V6 ^& O
美女: are you being sarcastic?* f6 a+ e/ t& B
如花: i swear, i mean it, you are one of the most beautiful girls i‘ve even seen!$ o% k' U \9 K
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。' F/ B0 @8 X% p% S# v' A# }
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: 0 _2 b, }6 p& P; z7 N, z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?7 I( l( _. c2 d# _
there, I was being ironic , m$ o: j3 P7 s. B% w2 ^ironic 还可以形容一个situation, 比 .... \" S5 H* r F/ g0 `9 d
竹帘儿 发表于 2010-1-29 19:18