【英语时差8,16】麦克和亚曼达正在谈讽刺

 Mike: Do you know what "optimism" means? Amanda: "The doctrine¹, or belief, that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly, everything good, especially the bad, and everything right that is wrong". . .that's Ambrose Bierce, by the way. Mike: Hey, that's not a real dictionary you're reading from! What is that? Amanda: It's "The Devil's Dictionary." It's very funny. Ambrose Bierce was a brilliant American satirist². Mike: I should have paid more attention in class. What is satire³? Amanda: It's kind of dark humor used to point out problems with something. Some people might use it to avoid getting into trouble for stating their opinion about something directly. Others just use it because it makes more of an impact and is more interesting. Mike: So like instead of saying that we really need more air-conditioning in school, I should write a story showing how some people other than students can't concentrate because it's too hot? Amanda:Something like that. Mike: So does it work well to get the message across? Amanda: Maybe sometimes, but lots of times, the people who agree with the message think the satire is funny, but the people who disagree with it just get mad.

1 doctrine   

n.教义；主义；学说

参考例句：

• He was impelled to proclaim his doctrine.他不得不宣扬他的教义。
• The council met to consider changes to doctrine.宗教议会开会考虑更改教义。

2 satirist   

n.讽刺诗作者，讽刺家，爱挖苦别人的人

参考例句：

• Voltaire was a famous French satirist.伏尔泰是法国一位著名的讽刺作家。
• Perhaps the first to chronicle this dream was the Greek satirist Lucian.也许第一个记述这一梦想的要算是希腊的讽刺作家露西安了。

3 satire   

n.讽刺，讽刺文学，讽刺作品

参考例句：

• The movie is a clever satire on the advertising industry.那部影片是关于广告业的一部巧妙的讽刺作品。
• Satire is often a form of protest against injustice.讽刺往往是一种对不公正的抗议形式。