最近教公司的一个美女普通话。4 x+ V* h) z; v: F# ?
今天,我教她“美女”.8 ^# X9 ~. a) n# H0 X8 k
她问是什么意思, l; ^/ N/ z" J, E& y1 Y* p( z
我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女"6 t2 S- |% m3 m) v6 ]
她说:“is it kind of sarcastic." # T6 [' N' Y' Z) h我说:"what does it mean?" 0 f: m/ X; @5 K: Z% A* s; S; c她说:“someone say you are smart but it doesn't mean you are really smart." 3 U! R: C' F# ?9 |# P- K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 0 D1 a' P8 J) y: L- }4 p 1 u9 E4 x/ y* {0 _9 }这个词sarcastic 和ironic 用法上有什么区别。; g+ f1 T; j8 M! ?8 @3 K& V
白水 发表于 2010-1-29 17:02
- `" S) w" v* w/ j5 ]9 s r 8 s M! o% H" z4 Q9 u7 eironic: U* j, b' ^) Z" d- k7 }) v& G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?9 S4 }: a! q+ ^' r
there, I was being ironic6 O5 G% D# t2 b% \; o; f/ I
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!) 2 M4 m' e; a! y. f4 E9 }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+ ~9 \0 Z" B# i+ r# [7 }1 _
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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:! v' ?; G3 D# r: N7 k. G
如花: hi 美女 6 B2 c# X/ F4 ~1 `, M7 d美女: are you being sarcastic? . f$ c9 [" B$ ]3 V/ a/ h4 u" K如花: i swear, i mean it, you are one of the most beautiful girls i‘ve even seen! C6 B4 |9 Q' t5 x7 V8 a- j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。 7 M& W! c1 ]6 L* V. a7 kI was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said, 'I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.'
ironic: 2 {2 `+ Y( t! a* W3 `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? T, K1 q) O% R+ T
there, I was being ironic 7 a2 t9 g0 x7 x/ Dironic 还可以形容一个situation, 比 ...4 ~! z3 \) d' ^. \( X1 O- X
竹帘儿 发表于 2010-1-29 19:18