最近教公司的一个美女普通话。 g/ _7 j& S! y0 K
今天,我教她“美女”. 5 J, [& t r& S她问是什么意思: C: P& a8 R. _ s$ S0 l
我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女"$ a @7 Z, s' @2 v' u
她说:“is it kind of sarcastic." $ n" \- y5 H& t& `/ ~7 l; ?( n我说:"what does it mean?"* x+ _# A, o! z t0 J4 K0 R
她说:“someone say you are smart but it doesn't mean you are really smart."$ n( M8 ~2 L3 a$ _
我说:“OIC,you are 美女。i mean that."
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ironic: 5 \% f( x* K7 O1 D, 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?$ ^9 ]2 l0 w6 N5 u! v% n
there, I was being ironic : y& C9 z; {7 c1 k9 O# E) Jironic 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, F( g+ q) s" N
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# q# W5 R/ l2 j) C& h
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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: + K& V$ r* }- M' z9 O如花: hi 美女 & O$ x5 u* a& A; V" `5 |美女: are you being sarcastic?" c3 Q) F0 g7 ^+ h6 _
如花: i swear, i mean it, you are one of the most beautiful girls i‘ve even seen! 6 g; H9 H8 u L7 H! C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。+ |* A3 ~5 u: v! Q2 ^; [! n$ g
I was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said, 'I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.'