最近教公司的一个美女普通话。+ X6 b* u7 C0 G1 K" n
今天,我教她“美女”. . m' F2 |, `9 @# V她问是什么意思 9 T) W5 h: G: K我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女" ! G& i+ U" |2 l2 A8 P她说:“is it kind of sarcastic."" j& Z: z6 s/ T' X9 d
我说:"what does it mean?" * a# ?; p9 Q% F8 V; h5 Y她说:“someone say you are smart but it doesn't mean you are really smart."- f! N9 {3 _) N, v R( 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 ' R0 }) n: J6 ~* f K7 y8 Z6 v7 q# r! Z. R4 e" s
这个词sarcastic 和ironic 用法上有什么区别。( d. q r* Y( ]) A) Z
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?) a5 \% {) k/ d( G& k m
there, I was being ironic+ O% C- c, m4 f9 C
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!) . ?% f% ~( |: ~- `+ gsarcastic 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 & ]$ a3 \9 e! I* [6 X+ b8 z a& S5 Y' |3 r- C
还拿如花的例子说,这个情景对话两个词都能用到:6 K( s" X+ s/ ~8 T( |
如花: hi 美女& ~; g. P3 s R. B8 ]2 o5 S
美女: are you being sarcastic?* d7 l) e ?; M
如花: i swear, i mean it, you are one of the most beautiful girls i‘ve even seen!8 R: J. h/ J9 o8 s1 R
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。; N# Y z4 m% r1 Z
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? ' J& d& W9 B6 Z( Mthere, I was being ironic" ~3 w8 u1 ^/ n9 `2 c
ironic 还可以形容一个situation, 比 ...- D& y* Y5 N# `: x; Y+ ~* a$ d4 T
竹帘儿 发表于 2010-1-29 19:18