最近教公司的一个美女普通话。 % j! i+ G0 f; j p8 v2 Y6 ^今天,我教她“美女”. 9 Y9 g) ?# f, k; b* ?8 A她问是什么意思$ {5 u- X5 b/ R. J/ m- n5 e5 G- |
我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女"6 X6 K) @- V" m
她说:“is it kind of sarcastic." \' D/ w$ l- c6 y# z- Y/ K1 z5 e我说:"what does it mean?". e4 `, H* @) B$ s* V
她说:“someone say you are smart but it doesn't mean you are really smart."7 g6 p$ G7 e( q, b8 m* ~' R/ O
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 1 r9 w; p: x- _! V$ `" q8 d ) c/ |1 T- R$ U这个词sarcastic 和ironic 用法上有什么区别。6 W# U4 ?+ ]! x9 n1 n
白水 发表于 2010-1-29 17:02
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ironic:7 d0 x: p0 M7 {
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?1 k3 B+ h% P2 r
there, I was being ironic5 d/ E" s2 G! a/ z. w* k+ b% e
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 m% i/ A' _8 L% w- u1 P+ A% b
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intention5 s7 M9 `) R; T7 {
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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:# n. a. M) V- K6 P3 }; _. Q
如花: hi 美女 $ W% T! \7 P* [美女: are you being sarcastic? ( O) P$ r' a U) Q如花: i swear, i mean it, you are one of the most beautiful girls i‘ve even seen!5 R* Y, R( L& b1 D6 M
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。 3 ~- c# k H6 t" r/ ?( JI was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said, 'I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.'