最近教公司的一个美女普通话。+ b3 N: h& H6 z7 }. Z$ K; e
今天,我教她“美女”.& Q- _" Q( |/ b, [! r" M7 l
她问是什么意思 " m2 {$ m6 N5 |- E( l7 D9 }我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女"0 U- p8 F8 }, a% a
她说:“is it kind of sarcastic." ! J; i+ Y `% W, E+ a我说:"what does it mean?" $ \( {! E, g1 d d- C* W她说:“someone say you are smart but it doesn't mean you are really smart."+ a: Z! ]) x) O* T& H# w% P
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 }5 T8 V t, o* r" ?4 D+ G0 t1 p8 `% H
这个词sarcastic 和ironic 用法上有什么区别。 8 v5 E& J5 r+ w: p7 S7 L5 X3 m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?: h/ q5 h3 Z$ j2 B
there, I was being ironic. o! N% F8 P* i8 q. z* t
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!)' X2 G1 v5 S& L" _2 r
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( ~7 U. W8 o q/ }9 h0 c
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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:' _! p6 h) G" R
如花: hi 美女; [" _8 w3 V4 `4 \5 m" {$ x
美女: are you being sarcastic?- m4 j( ^) ~) T7 M6 }/ x
如花: i swear, i mean it, you are one of the most beautiful girls i‘ve even seen!. W: {1 q# Z9 T! S8 W
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。3 Q0 ` h9 B6 }/ M
I was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said, 'I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.'