too sarcastic

个性小西红柿

badly, today's class makes me feel disappointed about myself
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) \7 E* K+ `# G  K4 \% _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
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It 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
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)
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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
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btw, have you ever thought about the difference between sarcastic and ironic?

Lazycat

Here is what I found:
( q9 J2 J0 {0 I$ x7 x! BIronic-------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.
( o' Y8 G/ j1 L: u; |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
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 o ...

+ X' y/ ^) A* W+ d$ |懒猫一点都不懒，咱俩应该组成“学习共进小组”！好不好？
" k! }% a( H! W+ h关于这两词的区别，我有一个更好的解释跟你分享、:
: P: f  B( J  GQuite 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).
http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/howtorecognizeirony/
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
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4 a4 Z3 F7 r- p, ?8 L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

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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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+ p: E. y% X, n1 l  Y$ M3 Y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！

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
: S, t1 Z/ u+ u* s: U3 h7 h" e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 ...

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