最近教公司的一个美女普通话。8 u$ }0 L3 I2 N1 ?
今天,我教她“美女”.2 ?3 x! M* s# l+ i
她问是什么意思# u1 F" l2 e6 Z% |/ `4 F; y0 y
我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女"0 P& l7 @- G$ i, w M
她说:“is it kind of sarcastic.") a. Q1 \1 @) S" J+ }& ]
我说:"what does it mean?"# M' p, _2 e$ D# ?* N
她说:“someone say you are smart but it doesn't mean you are really smart." % S" G, X2 i: f0 D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 " ]# P2 R" H! `, D' F3 u1 l- x3 @3 ^7 f: c9 I6 E
这个词sarcastic 和ironic 用法上有什么区别。 + o6 v- Y/ ]5 W0 C! K' |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? M0 d! w8 l- _% A. W9 o1 B i3 ^there, I was being ironic ! L2 [8 I7 U6 Y9 cironic 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!)$ x X# y( L5 P9 \; @
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 M) S( W7 U7 @3 W$ b2 z3 ?/ p9 w# k
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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:% y6 R& _% t8 p; X0 M% J1 ^2 ~+ ^
如花: hi 美女 $ U! e2 u+ c2 L% l" ~美女: are you being sarcastic?- M' n# ~. E' C0 I5 r& ]9 f
如花: i swear, i mean it, you are one of the most beautiful girls i‘ve even seen! " M4 R ~' @, G7 A8 n) b( N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。 ! N b7 G& ?7 ^( B' r$ y1 @3 x3 dI was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said, 'I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.'