too sarcastic

个性小西红柿

badly, today's class makes me feel disappointed about myself
instructor asked who never used sarcam, my hand up because i do not know what that is ( i know ironic)
later on when i asked what the word is, then i know i use it almost every day.
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Lazycat

It's quite natural.

Justing

prepare an electronic dictionary for looking up at any time.

xushusue

原帖由 Justing 于 2008-1-16 18:34 发表
5 ^, w+ ]  C9 ^6 J7 Pprepare an electronic dictionary for looking up at any time.

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' l8 A. b+ z7 o4 h$ e8 D1 x1 FIt is a bad habit, but it is a good idea :)

三思

原帖由 个性小西红柿 于 2008-1-16 11:24 发表
& \% K- H1 A2 g4 \( A+ a% ]badly, today's class makes me feel disappointed about myself
. b) e" P: y* [9 ~3 b1 Iinstructor asked who never used sarcam, my hand up because i do not know what that is ( i know ironic)
later on when i asked what the wor ...

$ x& ~2 ]. X0 f4 ]5 p0 G" U3 aSarcastic, this is one of my hubby's favorite words

个性小西红柿

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原帖由 个性小西红柿 于 2008-1-17 22:24 发表
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btw, have you ever thought about the difference between sarcastic and ironic?

Lazycat

Here is what I found:
Ironic-------When you make an ironic remark, you say something that you do not mean, as a joke; if you say that it is ironic that something should happen, you mean that it is odd or amusing because it involves a contrast.
5 t( D2 Y0 ^- j( BSarcastic---------Someone who is sarcastic says or does the opposite of what they really mean in order to mock or insult someone.

4 J( M% s6 @2 t+ ^! H9 c! ABased on the above explanation,  being ironic is more polite than being sarcastic.

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原帖由 Lazycat 于 2008-1-18 10:06 发表
( ^4 x8 ?6 Y. s; l/ g6 e+ c9 R, ?Here is what I found:
6 Y- @  f, I" T$ |+ }/ W4 W1 YIronic-------When you make an ironic remark, you say something that you do not mean, as a joke; if you say that it is ironic that something should happen, you mean that it is o ...

5 f2 G' `2 N6 F1 E& {懒猫一点都不懒，咱俩应该组成“学习共进小组”！好不好？
) J" R/ x1 g5 t+ k* E- ]关于这两词的区别，我有一个更好的解释跟你分享、:
Quite often sarcasm is mistaken for irony; however, sarcasm is a form of irony which uses sharp wit to highlight the obviousness, stupidity, or annoyance-factor of a situation. One main difference between irony and sarcasm is that irony is generally observed and sarcasm is generally created (i.e. spoken, written).
http://www.sarcasmsociety.com/howtorecognizeirony/
3 I# W8 r+ E% i: Z( x用中文言简意害得说就是：irony是存在的讽刺现象。sarcasm是人创造的讽刺意味。

Lazycat

原帖由 三思 于 2008-1-20 10:08 发表
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1 G! j. T. y" k懒猫一点都不懒，咱俩应该组成“学习共进小组”！好不好？
$ t" }( t7 n3 {% V1 z  ] irony is generally observed and sarcasm is generally created

! G1 X; v+ q( j! W2 n( W0 _; F' J这句说的比较有道理。

( o& ~. h% Y+ F5 b" T那我们就利用这个栏目共进吧，可惜俺现在词汇量还是有限的很，很羡慕你那得天独厚的学习条件啊！

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原帖由 Lazycat 于 2008-1-20 20:32 发表

) Y7 L; H6 G& r$ q5 Z" Z那我们就利用这个栏目共进吧，可惜俺现在词汇量还是有限的很，很羡慕你那得天独厚的学习条件啊！

1 y. p0 s! @' O共进共进！我最得天独厚的学习条件就是家庭妇女有闲工夫瞎看书，小时候就爱胡乱看书，结果高中把这瘾给借了，家庭妇女后才慢慢拣回来

Lazycat

我是小时候没有条件看书，没的可看，有点看的都是手抄本（你没看过吧？还是年轻啊！），后来升学，上班时间也不多，不过还是得机会就乱看。我最享受的时刻是买到一本喜欢的书，也许是小说也许是谁的传记什么的，自己一个人在家里，窝在舒服的沙发里，旁边在放上喜欢吃的零食，一边吃一边看，没有人打扰的一口气看完。

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原帖由 Lazycat 于 2008-1-21 16:02 发表
我是小时候没有条件看书，没的可看，有点看的都是手抄本（你没看过吧？还是年轻啊！），后来升学，上班时间也不多，不过还是得机会就乱看。我最享受的时刻是买到一本喜欢的书，也许是小说也许是谁的传记什么的，自己 ...

$ g  r# [6 ~2 @( q) F) W" ^( |是《少女之心》吧？哈哈哈