BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Shanghai BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20000101T000000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:CST TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260709T063341Z - 83170@iZuf69e0i0z4ibdboqb33jZ DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20240609T080000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20240609T100000 CREATED:20260709T063341Z DESCRIPTION:Eloquent English:Sarcasm & Irony- Getting & Using Them 流利说英语：认识讽刺和使用它\nSarcasm is when we say something which is the opposite of what we actu ally mean. If you can use properly use sarcasm in English\, you are well o n your way to speaking like a native speaker. And then there's irony\, sar casm's wiser\, more intelligent older brother. Master them both\, and you' re a proper linguist! This is what they don't teach you at school! Sarcasm and irony are so common in English that they've become not only a form of comedy but a language unto themselves. How comfortable are you with under standing these methods of communication in English? Do you get it when a n ative speaker is being sarcastic or do you feel like you're the only one n ot understanding the joke? Do you get the concept of irony or do you find it confusing? If you answered the latter to both or either of those last t wo questions\, you're not alone! _x000D_ _x000D_ The truth is most second- language speakers\, especially East Asians\, have a very hard time underst anding when a Westerner is being sarcastic. And the concept of irony is ev en more nuanced. But the good news is that once you get it\, you just get it\, and then a whole new world opens up to you! So\, in this club\, we wa nt you to walk out getting it!_x000D_ _x000D_ Let's understand how sarcasm and irony work. Let's play around with them. Let's even practice for situ ations where we don't catch the sarcasm and let's practice using sarcasm t o get us out of the awkwardness. Let's do the same with irony. This is rea l English. This is real communication. It's not what's on the exam but it is certainly what's in almost every casual conversation. Let's have some f un with real\, Eloquent English: Sarcasm And Irony!_x000D_ _x000D_ [...] DTSTAMP:20260709T063341Z LOCATION:China\,\, Shanghai SUMMARY:Eloquent English:Sarcasm & Irony- Getting & Using Them 流利说英 语：认识讽刺和使用它 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR