最近教公司的一个美女普通话。 6 d" d6 g& c0 I今天,我教她“美女”." y" Z3 {" K' _% Q8 q8 p$ A
她问是什么意思$ u( q: S" J* h m& k. @
我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女" / ], v/ R/ J. t; m: P她说:“is it kind of sarcastic."8 H5 t5 G% L! m! N) l# {
我说:"what does it mean?"3 b+ {: Y: W' i$ G2 v! n+ |
她说:“someone say you are smart but it doesn't mean you are really smart." : m6 i0 n8 M, k. |+ V7 g+ G' h我说:“OIC,you are 美女。i mean that."
最近教公司的一个美女普通话。 ; n0 v$ K0 T7 W- m6 A今天,我教她“美女”. / q3 W/ X7 m- `! R9 r0 ~她问是什么意思; [0 O* |- I& b' o) F3 Y# l B
我接着说“美女means "beauty". you are 美女"; j1 H5 B) M9 z) M
她说:“is it kind of sarcastic." % |* q5 m y9 @7 ^0 g# n我说:"what does it mean?"! X$ y. j- H! d1 X( {
她说:“someone say you ...( e* d7 L, s! Z% o, H) v
如花 发表于 2010-1-29 09:23
" X8 v/ G4 x8 l) Ssarcastic - 讽刺的意思。) ^ U. G. `# l6 K+ e+ A% `; o% X4 S
如果你说她 blond 的话,就有点 sarcastic 了。 f0 t$ a( U; Y
你的同事可能朝这方面想了。
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ironic: / S2 R4 q- H8 X: |3 d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?. f( e: w1 R% s
there, I was being ironic8 g4 W2 X: J5 v4 j3 Y% W4 q4 B- v2 P
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!)6 i U; k: X4 J+ ~; G
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 4 t* W! p3 {* O H; K. N # I; e" D( T( e& r# }还拿如花的例子说,这个情景对话两个词都能用到:( m ?" J/ I: \" X' B1 \
如花: hi 美女0 m6 ~0 n; t* G
美女: are you being sarcastic?( Z1 k4 }) J' o
如花: i swear, i mean it, you are one of the most beautiful girls i‘ve even seen!5 } F3 |4 N1 r& q4 Z0 _3 ~
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。1 M Z5 m# N4 h$ e6 Z- U) r
I was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said, 'I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.'