too sarcastic

个性小西红柿

badly, today's class makes me feel disappointed about myself
instructor asked who never used sarcam, my hand up because i do not know what that is ( i know ironic)
later on when i asked what the word is, then i know i use it almost every day.
language barrier``````````

Lazycat

It's quite natural.

Justing

prepare an electronic dictionary for looking up at any time.

xushusue

原帖由 Justing 于 2008-1-16 18:34 发表
prepare an electronic dictionary for looking up at any time.

& O6 i' \1 G2 j9 n; JIt is a bad habit, but it is a good idea :)

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原帖由 个性小西红柿 于 2008-1-16 11:24 发表
0 c2 E! R& d5 Y; j7 mbadly, today's class makes me feel disappointed about myself
instructor asked who never used sarcam, my hand up because i do not know what that is ( i know ironic)
later on when i asked what the wor ...

9 j' Q8 F4 V. W7 I7 F4 p8 _* M) LSarcastic, this is one of my hubby's favorite words

个性小西红柿

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原帖由 个性小西红柿 于 2008-1-17 22:24 发表

btw, have you ever thought about the difference between sarcastic and ironic?

Lazycat

Here is what I found:
Ironic-------When you make an ironic remark, you say something that you do not mean, as a joke; if you say that it is ironic that something should happen, you mean that it is odd or amusing because it involves a contrast.
Sarcastic---------Someone who is sarcastic says or does the opposite of what they really mean in order to mock or insult someone.
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Based on the above explanation,  being ironic is more polite than being sarcastic.

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原帖由 Lazycat 于 2008-1-18 10:06 发表
! c3 z) n, b/ d! X2 @! u7 lHere is what I found:
" C9 N9 Y# n5 P/ F( c, [# ]0 P4 ?Ironic-------When you make an ironic remark, you say something that you do not mean, as a joke; if you say that it is ironic that something should happen, you mean that it is o ...

懒猫一点都不懒，咱俩应该组成“学习共进小组”！好不好？
关于这两词的区别，我有一个更好的解释跟你分享、:
( s4 C* J) n7 PQuite often sarcasm is mistaken for irony; however, sarcasm is a form of irony which uses sharp wit to highlight the obviousness, stupidity, or annoyance-factor of a situation. One main difference between irony and sarcasm is that irony is generally observed and sarcasm is generally created (i.e. spoken, written).
% j5 F9 Q/ k4 Yhttp://www.sarcasmsociety.com/howtorecognizeirony/
5 S: j0 r! ?9 j: \用中文言简意害得说就是：irony是存在的讽刺现象。sarcasm是人创造的讽刺意味。

Lazycat

原帖由 三思 于 2008-1-20 10:08 发表

懒猫一点都不懒，咱俩应该组成“学习共进小组”！好不好？
irony is generally observed and sarcasm is generally created

% K) s7 T$ @  ~8 X8 a这句说的比较有道理。

6 T3 [. X9 \& ]- ^% s6 d) F那我们就利用这个栏目共进吧，可惜俺现在词汇量还是有限的很，很羡慕你那得天独厚的学习条件啊！

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原帖由 Lazycat 于 2008-1-20 20:32 发表
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. U8 B) v4 c$ d% g- `那我们就利用这个栏目共进吧，可惜俺现在词汇量还是有限的很，很羡慕你那得天独厚的学习条件啊！

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共进共进！我最得天独厚的学习条件就是家庭妇女有闲工夫瞎看书，小时候就爱胡乱看书，结果高中把这瘾给借了，家庭妇女后才慢慢拣回来

Lazycat

我是小时候没有条件看书，没的可看，有点看的都是手抄本（你没看过吧？还是年轻啊！），后来升学，上班时间也不多，不过还是得机会就乱看。我最享受的时刻是买到一本喜欢的书，也许是小说也许是谁的传记什么的，自己一个人在家里，窝在舒服的沙发里，旁边在放上喜欢吃的零食，一边吃一边看，没有人打扰的一口气看完。

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原帖由 Lazycat 于 2008-1-21 16:02 发表
+ g9 Z+ V6 o- x; c$ H- u8 k! `我是小时候没有条件看书，没的可看，有点看的都是手抄本（你没看过吧？还是年轻啊！），后来升学，上班时间也不多，不过还是得机会就乱看。我最享受的时刻是买到一本喜欢的书，也许是小说也许是谁的传记什么的，自己 ...

% F* I5 \0 d, ]! P2 E是《少女之心》吧？哈哈哈