最近教公司的一个美女普通话。 # |1 H; t) {5 P# R% {4 Y今天,我教她“美女”. 4 m# s, ^% W! e她问是什么意思 + c6 d7 O& T. o X我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女"* |- E1 j& ~! }3 U1 z% s. G. y$ ^
她说:“is it kind of sarcastic.", I8 A9 `+ z6 g8 j5 H
我说:"what does it mean?" m5 O9 F; u+ r
她说:“someone say you are smart but it doesn't mean you are really smart.", A7 y U8 a+ Y
我说:“OIC,you are 美女。i mean that."
最近教公司的一个美女普通话。, o' ]6 {0 ^$ N ]$ m
今天,我教她“美女”. 3 `6 B7 E! @4 ~4 |她问是什么意思 5 W" ~9 e: z# c J& B- t: P我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女"2 `+ f' L0 c% N
她说:“is it kind of sarcastic." ~6 k h) O1 O1 q
我说:"what does it mean?" & l; q/ C* I6 n4 x8 @她说:“someone say you ..." {/ P# T7 O& L8 ^; x2 g1 p
如花 发表于 2010-1-29 09:23
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sarcastic - 讽刺的意思。 6 A, P' W; R/ d: C; @: Y2 d如果你说她 blond 的话,就有点 sarcastic 了。& i6 i2 X6 a/ i; _5 e: m
你的同事可能朝这方面想了。
几年前看电影you 've got a mail 学了个词ironic / O) a0 k! y; G3 X 8 q' v2 |5 l: v% U4 M+ ~/ x {这个词sarcastic 和ironic 用法上有什么区别。 l0 e6 J5 \+ h0 `( V
白水 发表于 2010-1-29 17:02
5 x% Y( u g% F3 j # B: P. f" o+ A$ {6 ~5 b4 f& ?ironic:% C7 q6 ?* F9 c& V9 v. q
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? 6 M3 A* ?' Z6 X0 N$ n# @there, I was being ironic% D# l- I% C+ |
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!) + Z# c% H' [/ R8 B! Zsarcastic 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 % b4 Z7 O: ? U4 E9 Y( u; K/ m& Z' D. g1 M! l
还拿如花的例子说,这个情景对话两个词都能用到:& H9 G l' m( E, I: q
如花: hi 美女7 Z5 K7 a1 e9 r+ Z
美女: are you being sarcastic?) {) C$ Z9 ?2 l* u
如花: i swear, i mean it, you are one of the most beautiful girls i‘ve even seen!# ?7 [- I8 ^, ?2 Z& G; C
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。/ X' R& g# n+ f! p0 z7 v' V
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? . P% a7 x2 E! t9 Z& T/ Z* w+ k: I) Fthere, I was being ironic8 F3 O4 ]0 j% V2 k/ ]( e
ironic 还可以形容一个situation, 比 ... 5 K0 G; d; S( y& Q W( k竹帘儿 发表于 2010-1-29 19:18