最近教公司的一个美女普通话。7 w0 J! W% T" S
今天,我教她“美女”. \; w5 _7 u# Z8 m, H3 r' R' o她问是什么意思( U8 _9 M- f" y
我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女" x. Z, K7 L' X她说:“is it kind of sarcastic.". F7 z# x7 O# w3 ]8 N
我说:"what does it mean?" + r" B( t4 Z. Y$ b1 d她说:“someone say you are smart but it doesn't mean you are really smart." ; L) v W( n2 N9 e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% r3 y i: f+ }& E1 m
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这个词sarcastic 和ironic 用法上有什么区别。 ' S+ X. P# m5 Q/ F9 n) W6 X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? 9 z$ d1 Q$ O" x" u3 S: U# v- |; Hthere, I was being ironic0 E; n o. T5 @- U
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!)# ] a% F+ t* f' {
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 # `! J7 w0 k4 y1 V0 \( E * l) q4 r2 E u: |8 ?* _还拿如花的例子说,这个情景对话两个词都能用到:/ Q8 u' I J2 V% l ~1 s* m8 a+ `
如花: hi 美女* O# Z. l* G+ H
美女: are you being sarcastic? ; ^! J+ x* t( g6 W/ E. C4 |0 f如花: i swear, i mean it, you are one of the most beautiful girls i‘ve even seen! 8 Z) `+ W6 ?( {# C, M+ n2 t: b美女: thanks! ironically i was just told by my brother:if you are not pretty,better be polite。
我来举个例子吧: 0 q6 Q7 G# |3 t& U P3 c1 f8 M C) w/ Y
国内某市报纸,前天登载的是,某常务副市长主持廉政工作会议;今天就登载该副市长贪污1000万被双规。这个叫做ironic8 m. W7 f" c! g7 G
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办案人员敦促他交代问题。他说,还有那么多贪了3000多万的你们怎不抓呢? .../ j$ B1 _. N& s/ I, X7 \
雲吞 发表于 29-1-2010 19:28
sarcastic 在《新概念英语》第二册92课就有。1 V4 N+ C5 ~, w0 q3 N* M4 l1 o
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:8 x' h9 P( l' l8 X7 {
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 Q( r% j+ l7 H% wthere, I was being ironic/ H, g6 Y$ ^2 [8 B0 I! R
ironic 还可以形容一个situation, 比 ...: E Z! l" F n
竹帘儿 发表于 2010-1-29 19:18