最近教公司的一个美女普通话。 ) G1 @" w4 ]" Q" H! o今天,我教她“美女”. + t9 D8 ?3 P; k6 |. m她问是什么意思4 f/ ?3 m, j4 \2 H0 h9 _) z
我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女"( V/ |; }: B x4 O
她说:“is it kind of sarcastic."$ R7 V% k9 P- k6 u. a
我说:"what does it mean?" 1 i7 Q* d1 Z8 z' E" [/ l她说:“someone say you are smart but it doesn't mean you are really smart." ' V" f2 Y& G; D3 a" \2 e/ P0 R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 l" F' o& v# V $ q/ b3 U+ L$ u: h5 z这个词sarcastic 和ironic 用法上有什么区别。2 [4 _' f+ [* {( h3 C
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? $ E( x: M# h1 j z$ rthere, I was being ironic / Z5 d8 Q8 V9 @. @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!) ( _3 h0 {" L( y/ rsarcastic 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 2 g8 j2 X; s8 _' N ! \" M' v" l( V' x* A& Y. D还拿如花的例子说,这个情景对话两个词都能用到:& X7 M% w, \3 H% L+ R" [
如花: hi 美女( `6 }) L" R% g6 s2 M
美女: are you being sarcastic?9 N; n8 d2 \8 O! j. [9 ]
如花: i swear, i mean it, you are one of the most beautiful girls i‘ve even seen! ' M, }) B3 s3 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。 % y( X7 {7 g' L% N* [* SI was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said, 'I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.'
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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?' q5 j8 O9 J( j) Z
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竹帘儿 发表于 2010-1-29 19:18