最近教公司的一个美女普通话。! x8 g8 J' e" d, A6 x9 R
今天,我教她“美女”.; @( u; z0 x0 M, S( ~9 _
她问是什么意思 - v' H; S* u% D% Y我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女"8 `1 G# q; M2 J3 R% Q
她说:“is it kind of sarcastic."6 O. s0 `, k7 M' Y
我说:"what does it mean?" * c/ T) Q' N. F) D4 y- c她说:“someone say you are smart but it doesn't mean you are really smart." + W( J a6 f. o* b5 o) J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. o$ L. F0 W- K8 Z3 w( w2 u T
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这个词sarcastic 和ironic 用法上有什么区别。 * Z) Z) ^ x; k- ^白水 发表于 2010-1-29 17:02
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ironic: + P" W6 i4 ?6 h! S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? * P$ g& H2 J- E" M9 k9 Z* V; o) nthere, I was being ironic/ |# n5 l2 [6 U; ^/ n
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!): i+ a; R7 u4 c8 z! w! v8 g
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! p4 L) J3 }+ o0 y$ ^& c2 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: 2 ]9 h( y( T* T) {如花: hi 美女 ( k1 r! A$ Q8 W5 c m美女: are you being sarcastic? ; V/ g3 w5 i- @7 s* `如花: i swear, i mean it, you are one of the most beautiful girls i‘ve even seen! t1 y ~' v# F) T3 n7 n) {! Z
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。2 O. A9 y8 J% M' X
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: ( W6 S+ A* \3 C( B- I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?; g6 R" X! G& I1 ?; M) U' G
there, I was being ironic / Z0 x F9 e0 \( a8 Q5 rironic 还可以形容一个situation, 比 ... 7 P" X, @7 p6 d! `竹帘儿 发表于 2010-1-29 19:18