最近教公司的一个美女普通话。 + C+ f: \* ?" r8 x7 M2 | L今天,我教她“美女”.8 V! t/ z% P: }, g6 o
她问是什么意思( W$ t8 R, v% |, `/ b6 z
我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女" 3 \6 t+ @$ o! W( p& A0 b她说:“is it kind of sarcastic."$ W1 L, K9 X; m2 B' k
我说:"what does it mean?"% t9 G1 |0 o- i
她说:“someone say you are smart but it doesn't mean you are really smart." - z0 e- P, j t7 L# R: Z我说:“OIC,you are 美女。i mean that."
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ironic: 5 g7 h& S1 }$ I% F9 X0 ]" W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? ) ^% V2 y) k8 I8 P* T' F4 h5 Ithere, I was being ironic % H7 w8 m1 y1 G- Aironic 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!)' j9 u* C: F+ o& Y
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# D5 P8 ^5 W4 J) p9 n
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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:- n' j& o6 j* k8 U) j0 y2 |' T+ f% }
如花: hi 美女 ' j8 n% m+ H- @/ g+ k美女: are you being sarcastic?% L0 F; T' L) D. ?) |& ]
如花: i swear, i mean it, you are one of the most beautiful girls i‘ve even seen!% F2 \7 |5 L, P" q
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。 Z* F# a) e. w/ `- P
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: 2 m' _+ X' r& r6 r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?/ \" h0 s) g4 k% f* F. o1 E
there, I was being ironic 1 T2 @! e# [( G/ t, J5 eironic 还可以形容一个situation, 比 ... - M! n3 W3 ?& T. X竹帘儿 发表于 2010-1-29 19:18