最近教公司的一个美女普通话。1 v' a; c+ W& B8 e$ V* ?
今天,我教她“美女”. ) A) p5 m. Y0 R0 ?她问是什么意思5 f1 V7 G8 w0 \( z0 }8 m
我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女"! T$ M& c' z! I6 g$ O
她说:“is it kind of sarcastic." 2 K/ o# Y6 Z4 M9 R我说:"what does it mean?"# L& q6 m f5 S
她说:“someone say you are smart but it doesn't mean you are really smart."5 @( s$ g' B1 b! J
我说:“OIC,you are 美女。i mean that."
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ironic: 7 s* e8 G$ v2 l* J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?: Z* ?$ a! r/ J+ Q" _
there, I was being ironic 9 y8 P2 P p1 Q- Y2 h( ^, wironic 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!)) p+ U7 X" }5 L9 {
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intention9 ~. X' f) F' y$ J) \3 R2 f
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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: D$ p: ^ D. T+ c1 i如花: hi 美女7 S5 m( J$ _3 {6 v9 B
美女: are you being sarcastic? $ c# ?8 K( D$ {* D如花: i swear, i mean it, you are one of the most beautiful girls i‘ve even seen!- U( R% {# L: T. t- Z0 S9 O
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。6 G( ~ e& z$ }" q5 ~
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: 2 J$ n2 C$ ~/ d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?: ?3 ^0 E+ m/ |% V
there, I was being ironic9 h# n5 a$ S9 F, M: s
ironic 还可以形容一个situation, 比 ...& k3 m5 D) f' ?; m
竹帘儿 发表于 2010-1-29 19:18