最近教公司的一个美女普通话。 # W) m! W6 n5 E/ I1 r. T Q今天,我教她“美女”. - E& c0 [) @1 T P5 R) ?6 z% U她问是什么意思8 J7 P0 ^% ?7 w8 \& c- H. d
我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女" + p+ M" a% a4 ~ o她说:“is it kind of sarcastic." 3 ?& @0 r/ Z& W3 l$ ~' ]. q9 @! p我说:"what does it mean?"' t3 C! o7 z+ |6 C8 ?2 B4 A
她说:“someone say you are smart but it doesn't mean you are really smart." 2 Y1 S S; c8 x我说:“OIC,you are 美女。i mean that."
3 ?5 g1 r$ n7 r这个词sarcastic 和ironic 用法上有什么区别。' p m7 v! _& w; R: C
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? 5 `9 ?* T2 y7 c$ g7 L; h. Wthere, I was being ironic [) a p& G$ B: u( c/ r5 bironic 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!)' x# ?/ W0 L! ]8 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# e v2 k+ r9 z2 k
7 i/ X: m+ G4 x" Q( |还拿如花的例子说,这个情景对话两个词都能用到:# G' W* h; h- V1 N
如花: hi 美女# l. P! u& E$ Y" |; w) Y. z8 j
美女: are you being sarcastic? ; M) y# z. D1 I如花: i swear, i mean it, you are one of the most beautiful girls i‘ve even seen!- _$ E+ k2 \. b7 I
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。 & R5 ]* g! A! k6 Y! 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.'
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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?! F4 g# f; i- z$ K
there, I was being ironic8 b6 E" m* z9 R; W0 H0 [- k1 O
ironic 还可以形容一个situation, 比 ...* I d5 z, c/ B, [2 n
竹帘儿 发表于 2010-1-29 19:18