最近教公司的一个美女普通话。 ! i1 |! g% `7 J( P, }: e% y; K+ l今天,我教她“美女”. + e# M" Y4 M1 l- y她问是什么意思 ) X6 K: e% c8 \ l我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女" # ^7 U/ a+ |; U4 h* K1 u她说:“is it kind of sarcastic." # V$ D- z* G8 p' \我说:"what does it mean?" ( ?1 P/ `3 j, m她说:“someone say you are smart but it doesn't mean you are really smart." & ^, A# T( [ u R* }2 }7 t- [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 2 l0 }( Q8 |# ^8 o. p8 h0 d b ( V3 w0 ? ]. N' ]( `. a这个词sarcastic 和ironic 用法上有什么区别。+ z5 V; o' y+ [4 s
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?7 a, X* o- B0 ^7 b
there, I was being ironic. ~& B f& q. n& Z
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!) ! L [0 D- ?0 ksarcastic 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 ! O' E2 X2 b+ ? f5 L 7 e1 g" Y7 A, W6 Z) }5 }& Q还拿如花的例子说,这个情景对话两个词都能用到:3 ?# r; K$ p0 A7 ]( o' T
如花: hi 美女 6 c! Z; N& r# [* B" u; }8 F1 _美女: are you being sarcastic? 2 W" ~7 @5 x. }- @- C( n$ W如花: i swear, i mean it, you are one of the most beautiful girls i‘ve even seen!; a' N1 g$ b/ T$ K" C: 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。 . H# O6 X# c5 w( }$ KI was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said, 'I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.'
ironic: - B" k* Y; ^$ y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? " W! M6 e' _* T/ O5 Xthere, I was being ironic3 o) i1 @0 o4 }7 _* c0 Y
ironic 还可以形容一个situation, 比 ... 4 g! F/ J) t' A' C @/ F竹帘儿 发表于 2010-1-29 19:18