最近教公司的一个美女普通话。 ' P! |# ], A0 ]* n今天,我教她“美女”. 0 F8 T$ Z7 P r她问是什么意思 9 D* s' T( D9 p: V* t+ r我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女" 3 _: ]$ z- k u1 L: x她说:“is it kind of sarcastic." : V3 l* Q; i4 T2 j5 A0 P/ b0 A我说:"what does it mean?"; ^5 O' ~8 K* K
她说:“someone say you are smart but it doesn't mean you are really smart." ( p3 A/ ~5 F* x4 U8 R0 D我说:“OIC,you are 美女。i mean that."
9 M7 r- ?" T/ O' |2 V8 [3 Lironic: + J' a' F4 U7 R1 c' w n$ Q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? # e7 _' m; T) t1 Z: _there, I was being ironic B1 q4 ^% P' J3 Tironic 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!)7 W# Q2 {# `& j6 b2 ^
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 6 R/ y7 Y- _$ G# E $ g! F9 X r3 }$ z+ R" T还拿如花的例子说,这个情景对话两个词都能用到:% a' X1 i# {" c
如花: hi 美女 / h- k( H% q {3 E! B美女: are you being sarcastic?, U, u% F! Q& Z N4 y# v& o
如花: i swear, i mean it, you are one of the most beautiful girls i‘ve even seen! 8 D1 L2 V4 Y; I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。 ; Y% B, I2 Z8 QI was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said, 'I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.'