最近教公司的一个美女普通话。 ) u2 b* g$ K& S* x9 M今天,我教她“美女”. * [% ]7 _$ U2 ~& i% Z她问是什么意思 ' d! ^; ~& D- I. @. s我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女", A5 E8 G8 v3 D6 @/ h" [9 a* i
她说:“is it kind of sarcastic."' Z5 f2 T/ `; U
我说:"what does it mean?" . a' V! q# w' f/ `# {+ J她说:“someone say you are smart but it doesn't mean you are really smart."+ e& u8 b3 L" a* H2 N; b
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?+ A6 w1 e8 K$ n* z7 Q M/ [
there, I was being ironic * K( K: A' F5 t C- vironic 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$ S5 X- Dsarcastic 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 ; g* r+ F! b# h 7 n0 x1 D2 S( Z/ \5 O8 H还拿如花的例子说,这个情景对话两个词都能用到:' N) h- }- {' Y' y4 O" [
如花: hi 美女 7 N& Y# g R) j5 I9 V g9 G美女: are you being sarcastic?2 B& f) B. r" i% N
如花: i swear, i mean it, you are one of the most beautiful girls i‘ve even seen!0 S3 i: ?. T( c) E$ u4 e1 W
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。 6 p2 E. v3 t& E6 ?) i; 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.'