最近教公司的一个美女普通话。2 p( J, }, d4 Z+ z; _! P, l
今天,我教她“美女”. 3 I4 C" @- p! N- S- \她问是什么意思$ E k, d( Y, P6 ~6 f
我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女" 1 _2 I K7 @8 P/ @; T* H# {& |她说:“is it kind of sarcastic." C5 \2 T; X2 B% Q D; V我说:"what does it mean?" , x" U% _3 h0 F) {0 `2 g她说:“someone say you are smart but it doesn't mean you are really smart."3 X* j$ y1 w/ K- P) @+ J. o1 n
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 " D5 O8 ]% R) | p) r 4 b) P% `1 h& x这个词sarcastic 和ironic 用法上有什么区别。 5 T- \- @9 S- c2 N% N6 I/ A7 K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?$ a8 t- ^6 q/ H/ ?0 b4 m# Q" g9 ]
there, I was being ironic ) @0 U2 Y3 W4 T; I& B" V+ }; H. iironic 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' s" Q7 m- P+ R3 N @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( ^* F3 R" G5 X, f2 d* i$ I1 D
3 t4 `( w* a. B: R3 _/ w |. v0 W还拿如花的例子说,这个情景对话两个词都能用到:* F/ H8 S6 U9 ~8 \$ f+ A3 z# k
如花: hi 美女 M2 F* x2 H# C( G9 h2 j) M美女: are you being sarcastic? 7 x. w$ y% `0 i8 a, G' G+ x% l如花: i swear, i mean it, you are one of the most beautiful girls i‘ve even seen! ; J* x; N9 E: s- x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。 v2 n5 W! x9 x1 W$ e! o
I was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said, 'I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.'
几年前看电影you 've got a mail 学了个词ironic 5 r/ M1 A# b5 q * s S4 J/ T0 F# J' X: O- W这个词sarcastic 和ironic 用法上有什么区别。$ D$ \9 H: l' E; }; V/ N3 X
白水 发表于 2010-1-29 17:02
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ironic是两个情形之间的矛盾关系。比如“竹帘家照片上神采奕奕”和“实际上很劳累”的对比关系。比如“昨天领导还讲话”,“今天已经被革职”。 . t0 L6 X1 Q, F& Q' |5 e. @5 C & r. l1 P8 Y: l+ o! ^sarcastic是对某一事物的批评性的讽刺。比如“叫我美女是恶心我呢吧?”“才贪1000万,太廉洁了!”