最近教公司的一个美女普通话。 6 g' I4 C8 [5 X* n! ~- c今天,我教她“美女”.' q) a, U$ i1 R9 c" `! C: r* u3 }
她问是什么意思7 }( g/ y9 P, Y* }0 N+ R
我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女" 2 l: Z7 {4 N: D) |* J" ?: p& n她说:“is it kind of sarcastic."$ U4 s! q3 A) J8 Z
我说:"what does it mean?" ( A' P7 X6 u' P2 Q! k% `7 @她说:“someone say you are smart but it doesn't mean you are really smart.", h, a5 v+ Q# G/ a i
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? 6 I7 G$ Z0 B5 B& p7 h i3 g( N% Nthere, I was being ironic1 A6 }: w) F/ h' Q' s8 w) V Z
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!) u) q$ C7 I: R8 P% F) [; a, Xsarcastic 有更多感情色彩,有主观上的一种伤害,攻击的意愿,是坏的intention1 _3 b: x& f! U {
9 B0 V# W+ m2 |" _% ~还拿如花的例子说,这个情景对话两个词都能用到: 2 ?* v# L3 S6 \+ H: U/ V如花: hi 美女 / c/ t; D& C8 L7 q0 l; i+ z9 R美女: are you being sarcastic?0 Y4 i d ?8 j& R: Q G
如花: i swear, i mean it, you are one of the most beautiful girls i‘ve even seen!& L' o* D' a" S( X0 c3 d- c
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。, ]) I5 t& T w- W9 _+ `; j
I was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said, 'I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.'
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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?- Y {+ n! k/ R% ~, \* }
there, I was being ironic - ?& A; h4 R1 Z! m6 K5 Dironic 还可以形容一个situation, 比 ...7 f: \( [ \( {2 e2 Y8 u6 c
竹帘儿 发表于 2010-1-29 19:18