最近教公司的一个美女普通话。 " t0 r3 O& @9 ]/ @8 x% m( v0 B n今天,我教她“美女”.0 k: V5 J6 ^3 t' ~- j2 V
她问是什么意思 ( h- z% g4 q! P1 H0 C我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女" 7 J- { k' r+ I9 H$ a0 {她说:“is it kind of sarcastic." 8 m5 q7 l; w& }! g! W h我说:"what does it mean?" # C/ R4 i6 S# p* i7 P, v# E她说:“someone say you are smart but it doesn't mean you are really smart."3 O& n8 u9 ^% e! r$ b& l& u
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ironic4 [! R- i: z; ]! d4 S
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这个词sarcastic 和ironic 用法上有什么区别。' D4 B. a' y2 N$ }
白水 发表于 2010-1-29 17:02
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ironic: 9 U) N. C5 ^4 ^: Y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?- K: H/ R7 E4 [1 B
there, I was being ironic 3 \* G. C$ I/ s7 F7 ^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!)$ X" P# D& P0 L8 I8 V% P
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intention 2 g% U/ _; e) v- _9 c# W ' B/ _% q9 N( g2 C还拿如花的例子说,这个情景对话两个词都能用到: " M* v6 t8 t/ M- K; I$ L) x' l如花: hi 美女* T r) a# ^4 @2 T6 D- j
美女: are you being sarcastic? 6 \8 e( s" b) T1 u6 |如花: i swear, i mean it, you are one of the most beautiful girls i‘ve even seen! 1 F4 k8 F) ]- R4 v2 p8 {9 S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。 ) W1 S$ M" ^ n2 |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? 2 i. M4 c% y: s& C7 Rthere, I was being ironic 1 ?- G- n! |, s6 e& \2 D/ F: Aironic 还可以形容一个situation, 比 ...$ f7 T) d. Y, B0 u4 b" ` Y8 v
竹帘儿 发表于 2010-1-29 19:18