最近教公司的一个美女普通话。4 m' k2 F0 N0 ^+ D
今天,我教她“美女”. 8 H/ V3 Y, \6 H @4 P她问是什么意思 q* R( M' j; }
我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女" 5 Q* v) a6 f7 ]7 \她说:“is it kind of sarcastic." " z8 J M4 S! G) L6 J0 `我说:"what does it mean?" " E: e$ k+ g5 q* i* E# ?她说:“someone say you are smart but it doesn't mean you are really smart." . W; b. q; F- v6 @ a' v; y我说:“OIC,you are 美女。i mean that."
最近教公司的一个美女普通话。( W: T. V; O5 F" l3 H0 n n6 E
今天,我教她“美女”. ; W; v5 R( d9 x( r5 G5 n1 j她问是什么意思 : ~6 Q) \- l) p x: J我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女": G5 ]% n% w0 L# \& \; C
她说:“is it kind of sarcastic."% C+ [1 ^% ^; x7 h: k! u
我说:"what does it mean?"% ]: s8 i8 t- z" S' u8 b& ~7 l
她说:“someone say you ...1 G. J7 _+ P' S" ~- ^2 U
如花 发表于 2010-1-29 09:23
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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?# `0 j5 C( R c v8 [
there, I was being ironic 8 j, A$ J+ V# ^( Xironic 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!) 2 X8 k4 t) F U/ J6 X \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 @% i2 P& [" Z; a2 `& ]* G3 ]% a
还拿如花的例子说,这个情景对话两个词都能用到: & @' _" c3 Y3 |9 Y) H" \如花: hi 美女3 l2 {5 F4 e' C' w
美女: are you being sarcastic?# ?1 I% d5 Q1 m8 }- _: Z% V# o
如花: i swear, i mean it, you are one of the most beautiful girls i‘ve even seen!6 p3 D9 A+ W" ^( U r
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。9 W! W) |) D5 h2 [
I was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said, 'I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.'