最近教公司的一个美女普通话。 5 b# Q% d* T4 a5 `! Q/ ^: K: M今天,我教她“美女”.& o* a' C. n. N$ Y3 H
她问是什么意思 ( J$ O% @. B+ t7 a$ d* {# f我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女" 6 Z+ k/ S$ j, T* n, v7 {, z A8 j她说:“is it kind of sarcastic."8 e: k: P" ^' m+ h1 N1 ]" g) G3 l6 @
我说:"what does it mean?". a1 k# O! O6 S0 P& S
她说:“someone say you are smart but it doesn't mean you are really smart." 6 ~# Y6 t7 n* p. y1 {7 Z! d我说:“OIC,you are 美女。i mean that."
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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?/ {" J1 j# ^$ O! [( p' v2 s
there, I was being ironic . T5 {; P- y# w3 f+ \2 r: o4 {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!) 7 d+ g- d2 [! ?7 v* t& o: ^* 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intention+ _4 V# M, C8 s5 L3 [2 O6 d) C1 r
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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:$ U3 o4 F$ T2 Q3 U2 S1 ?- E
如花: hi 美女 " E9 C1 K6 w" J; N O美女: are you being sarcastic?2 ~* T7 a% _9 [( w9 \- D; N; R
如花: i swear, i mean it, you are one of the most beautiful girls i‘ve even seen! $ i' W" z( R: C) i g$ p1 \7 `5 ^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。 9 [+ q& L/ f* |I was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said, 'I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.'