最近教公司的一个美女普通话。 8 n# x, a7 l5 ~5 p) @5 R& |今天,我教她“美女”. _' }( t2 H$ s6 i8 h7 P/ Q( d+ B
她问是什么意思6 R1 Y2 I8 }# q/ ?
我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女" 8 [7 L* u1 m" h她说:“is it kind of sarcastic." + B9 A5 k K7 q9 ^/ b我说:"what does it mean?" * Z4 [5 t. Y/ C7 K) z1 r! u8 q. c她说:“someone say you are smart but it doesn't mean you are really smart."0 w$ l. f% e Q, K+ v
我说:“OIC,you are 美女。i mean that."
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ironic: % w! ^! N3 l+ R# D2 s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 _. a$ E# M4 k# O
there, I was being ironic 0 m% z" M9 _ ~; j! o& z" xironic 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!) % G* g8 E6 A" ]7 L% W2 d' m* qsarcastic 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 R& V* ^8 G7 |/ S- ^ W4 j/ G/ Z + m6 J# M' Z3 @, k( |还拿如花的例子说,这个情景对话两个词都能用到: & ?* C1 @8 c* m; v. A如花: hi 美女. e9 n' ~ o" G0 \; @( M
美女: are you being sarcastic? 8 f/ E# f) Z& k: ?' r: |如花: i swear, i mean it, you are one of the most beautiful girls i‘ve even seen! * ~0 u5 H5 `/ ^6 V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。 . f- @2 U% F2 h- w8 t; J II was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said, 'I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.'
ironic: 2 N6 J! {) U) C- F& M0 M2 `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? 9 H/ y) F1 Z/ {1 U& bthere, I was being ironic1 a3 L+ q: l# p B5 `
ironic 还可以形容一个situation, 比 ...+ i ^3 R$ h3 s6 t4 K' ^
竹帘儿 发表于 2010-1-29 19:18