最近教公司的一个美女普通话。 / S+ d/ J% d$ z( Y4 x) S今天,我教她“美女”.# T% {9 E, m# ]) X
她问是什么意思 5 s) U% l3 h* A我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女": }! W: f% \, ~$ m" z$ F
她说:“is it kind of sarcastic."/ `2 X2 @7 K" E
我说:"what does it mean?"6 n/ B3 ~ J8 j7 [. ^
她说:“someone say you are smart but it doesn't mean you are really smart.": y& T) H( m+ [$ f% v
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 & n3 F3 i7 ?7 N' F- _/ c1 @: p: W8 h
这个词sarcastic 和ironic 用法上有什么区别。7 [7 H E' E/ X. Y+ o2 ?6 `
白水 发表于 2010-1-29 17:02
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ironic: - {, | H3 A2 J* t/ D$ L/ T, 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?( Q5 k8 q7 f: [1 ]2 p0 |9 e$ {
there, I was being ironic * p+ {4 B/ b4 A# y lironic 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!)* V3 j L. J: g% z5 v# u
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 / W N$ f; u& G ) `3 x2 M1 A8 a% `& g2 }0 [& |还拿如花的例子说,这个情景对话两个词都能用到: - B) X9 G7 N# r" E3 Q9 Q# U如花: hi 美女; Y4 B- _* ~( j6 i' X$ c: ~* g
美女: are you being sarcastic? " [/ W- {4 F) J2 b: p如花: i swear, i mean it, you are one of the most beautiful girls i‘ve even seen! $ T9 X9 m! N7 f! Z$ j7 Z7 l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。 - ?9 N4 l' o0 I3 f/ U2 EI was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said, 'I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.'