最近教公司的一个美女普通话。 - R5 T, N' x9 a3 f今天,我教她“美女”. ; m7 d N8 O, R5 Z, P她问是什么意思4 {, F; O* ^! [0 P6 w. w7 b1 y* W
我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女" 8 S7 F7 n& R. e3 K她说:“is it kind of sarcastic."/ I. x* w* q, o2 `1 c2 c$ s9 N
我说:"what does it mean?"! ^+ C; U. c* B
她说:“someone say you are smart but it doesn't mean you are really smart."( h8 O" B `( A, Q! Z8 B% Z( O6 k
我说:“OIC,you are 美女。i mean that."
最近教公司的一个美女普通话。3 d. _& r' i0 A
今天,我教她“美女”.6 U6 a7 l5 k' G/ J0 l/ H
她问是什么意思 8 n; @/ G% e6 ^, r) C0 Y2 v我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女" ! Q, U- K5 ]6 F) w- ^/ @6 I她说:“is it kind of sarcastic."0 D }$ {. R r
我说:"what does it mean?"& d/ z* [. p3 c9 H% S
她说:“someone say you ... ; X) ~" x5 j! ?' W- K! R1 F1 Z6 H如花 发表于 2010-1-29 09:23
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ironic:4 Y9 g& U/ |8 p# J; y X
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? : h$ u1 c! F9 \8 Uthere, I was being ironic ; i( d1 E/ W7 o& n, Mironic 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!)( R) Q% j! E. H v1 W/ z8 G
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 P! H8 R2 N8 m. J4 q, ~4 o! I
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还拿如花的例子说,这个情景对话两个词都能用到: / |* u* x" r7 P% a如花: hi 美女. f7 Z- O. \7 t
美女: are you being sarcastic?$ E% U: H. {3 `# C% L( r P3 o; {8 K$ v
如花: i swear, i mean it, you are one of the most beautiful girls i‘ve even seen! ) ]0 Q: ~( o% q. [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。 4 c; x& v9 G% K% |1 _: i* W" yI was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said, 'I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.'
ironic: 3 O5 K8 Q$ q# v3 Z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?! t2 }4 G" X) {) W4 d% Z* c
there, I was being ironic ! r9 g6 L6 Y2 h9 M mironic 还可以形容一个situation, 比 ..., n/ \5 W# c0 S( K
竹帘儿 发表于 2010-1-29 19:18