最近教公司的一个美女普通话。8 a3 Y! _/ K/ ?6 L
今天,我教她“美女”. S/ N8 @+ F% x8 {' i0 T' W: }8 s' K* L她问是什么意思 - E5 A' l8 e% _ e我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女"% \ _. d( P' o: m0 V8 w2 L' L7 Z* m
她说:“is it kind of sarcastic." B% d2 j3 z+ {3 v我说:"what does it mean?" $ r8 y( @) l, O& C! J- P3 v她说:“someone say you are smart but it doesn't mean you are really smart." 3 p9 u$ K1 ]1 G6 |我说:“OIC,you are 美女。i mean that."
最近教公司的一个美女普通话。& ~! L* m7 |' f
今天,我教她“美女”.5 y' L* w: K, y; k3 g# P
她问是什么意思 ( P9 f9 @" y# h+ T9 O X我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女"2 b+ h2 }2 \6 H1 @6 Y- n" f
她说:“is it kind of sarcastic."& r, _" k. a0 W2 i1 f
我说:"what does it mean?" * p8 z* O8 N, ]6 N; n- a7 a她说:“someone say you ...3 N/ j& l N2 o3 k6 f3 P
如花 发表于 2010-1-29 09:23
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sarcastic - 讽刺的意思。 1 e9 n" W) T3 _5 }) I如果你说她 blond 的话,就有点 sarcastic 了。7 t4 ~! X: n* Q, Z" b# \
你的同事可能朝这方面想了。
几年前看电影you 've got a mail 学了个词ironic1 Q; o& e+ Z" \4 b" z8 I+ t2 {
8 L' I8 D9 _! g1 w* @+ R这个词sarcastic 和ironic 用法上有什么区别。$ J: ^! i% s& b6 h. z1 T
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? + |$ [! v1 j9 O! g) O; Tthere, I was being ironic : Y: J- n8 ~9 O, P; q( v5 J" \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!) : c% \/ {6 E' _, Qsarcastic 有更多感情色彩,有主观上的一种伤害,攻击的意愿,是坏的intention4 t' L$ e/ y( \% E1 K
+ i3 L+ O$ O2 n还拿如花的例子说,这个情景对话两个词都能用到: ! @* y" E: S& J9 G& t1 V$ c如花: hi 美女 0 _! t# c- Y2 c. \6 E& Z) @/ b% J美女: are you being sarcastic?& v& G1 |; o+ Q* [
如花: i swear, i mean it, you are one of the most beautiful girls i‘ve even seen!- d7 J5 b/ X5 c$ 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。& v: `: ] G4 q* C( Q$ ^: N3 ]9 {
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: 7 {% q, _, \2 q0 F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?2 Q$ [; A I( ?, P$ D' z5 ?+ G
there, I was being ironic ( G O9 R0 x. n2 b! iironic 还可以形容一个situation, 比 ...5 L6 i& Z2 T( K$ I# K( q: ]
竹帘儿 发表于 2010-1-29 19:18