最近教公司的一个美女普通话。1 C3 i4 Q9 T; i
今天,我教她“美女”.9 g% I3 I4 V* g$ p: ^$ ]% C' Y# S
她问是什么意思/ H6 B( j, F1 Q9 T( }+ U7 Q
我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女" " d1 j4 g! A) Z$ x+ C她说:“is it kind of sarcastic." + z1 t, M& i, W x4 m! t# I我说:"what does it mean?" 1 t3 ]2 Z0 y; ?她说:“someone say you are smart but it doesn't mean you are really smart."4 w3 E8 @" L+ \) w5 r( b4 I, X1 v
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) b l% f' D% @6 `$ s
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这个词sarcastic 和ironic 用法上有什么区别。" J' \% Q+ i3 N' |) d
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?. K! \8 z, {' S+ C2 \
there, I was being ironic ' j3 q6 {3 b& ^4 G* x0 |7 Bironic 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!) B& s( e; D" k9 n: C7 F
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( G0 B& R* z5 T; ?- p
5 [2 L- I( B+ \* |% b' m. K还拿如花的例子说,这个情景对话两个词都能用到: ' j% a# |; N5 h% Y2 i如花: hi 美女, G8 R* B0 @! a- M8 H. i
美女: are you being sarcastic?: {: p: v4 F+ k7 V n% }
如花: i swear, i mean it, you are one of the most beautiful girls i‘ve even seen! * i6 I. ?+ _# o8 H# n- K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。' v9 v9 [2 n, [# d4 o" \& s
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: ; _4 s; k' T' K" g- ~/ s/ t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? 4 ~1 M: N3 D5 `3 L6 W1 Dthere, I was being ironic4 M0 {& \4 p( e( o: @
ironic 还可以形容一个situation, 比 ...' Y: N- m- m) k
竹帘儿 发表于 2010-1-29 19:18