最近教公司的一个美女普通话。, E+ E4 n( g2 ^
今天,我教她“美女”.( N0 x$ y: B3 [4 d4 d- \
她问是什么意思 . }- L$ M# o0 g& ?0 L+ ^我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女" " N v; y5 U4 s7 I2 F: Y0 x她说:“is it kind of sarcastic." - e8 P8 b& J) P" E- Z4 C我说:"what does it mean?"' @3 r: q b }. e2 \
她说:“someone say you are smart but it doesn't mean you are really smart."3 `2 ~1 e3 G L
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 G& `( b+ N7 p: r2 K
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这个词sarcastic 和ironic 用法上有什么区别。 # T0 B" z" M+ L5 V5 P4 E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? , f- h2 _6 N: G) y1 N6 r5 gthere, I was being ironic . x6 P4 h" L" @3 Gironic 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!)+ A1 P/ Q$ T/ S7 y
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. {0 p& R4 Q$ A+ a( q) h
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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: 2 a7 B1 S4 _# ~5 D. X如花: hi 美女3 k" ~$ a6 h H9 e3 {% Z. s
美女: are you being sarcastic? * R# A1 [% f1 \2 S! T) U9 `如花: i swear, i mean it, you are one of the most beautiful girls i‘ve even seen!# l H- A! H. f$ L" w' E9 J# h
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。0 h( Z! u4 l# E# E2 e2 X
I was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said, 'I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.'