最近教公司的一个美女普通话。 % C7 e, S6 K: h8 S/ l, i0 T9 a今天,我教她“美女”. R- }; T1 g% a5 I7 S# C `" i( I+ g她问是什么意思" a' I* d- X9 b7 ]
我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女"5 U& J! e8 S, O x: w6 f9 \
她说:“is it kind of sarcastic."$ z* T$ p+ C7 K2 j$ V
我说:"what does it mean?" 7 q L F( e" N- V她说:“someone say you are smart but it doesn't mean you are really smart."# }- o! N$ c! X2 K
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 " j+ a+ X5 k4 H) b 2 A# g7 _2 F& g T4 h; j4 \这个词sarcastic 和ironic 用法上有什么区别。& {8 g8 {! z6 W0 G. r
白水 发表于 2010-1-29 17:02
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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? # ^$ J- t" \' nthere, I was being ironic. I9 `0 W; X% Y% ]) n" t
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!)3 U4 k$ R, L8 T7 m6 P/ d1 L
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$ ~3 y- E: l6 b1 b
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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:' l1 R6 P7 X; N" V! N; R
如花: hi 美女 * O) s; c5 h; J4 b) P* W' t' i$ w+ e$ r美女: are you being sarcastic?+ }8 z& i5 G/ D5 w, D. x( T0 R
如花: i swear, i mean it, you are one of the most beautiful girls i‘ve even seen! 2 Q3 `' ?+ d' w. Q7 Z9 Y2 ]! K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。 & Z2 T8 Y& T C( }I was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said, 'I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.'
ironic: . k$ K- F# r0 v& j! o8 v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? 1 m: y8 F* b, @# b/ o8 Y4 Qthere, I was being ironic& P6 H1 {5 u, r. r
ironic 还可以形容一个situation, 比 ...) p" U8 i- |# _
竹帘儿 发表于 2010-1-29 19:18