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:20260709T063357Z - 6736@iZuf69e0i0z4ibdboqb33jZ DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20250908T110000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20250908T130000 CREATED:20260709T063357Z 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 ac tually mean. If you can use properly use sarcasm in English\, you are well on your way to speaking like a native speaker. And then there's irony\, s arcasm's wiser\, more intelligent older brother. Master them both\, and yo u're a proper linguist! This is what they don't teach you at school! Sarca sm 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 und erstanding these methods of communication in English? Do you get it when a native speaker is being sarcastic or do you feel like you're the only one not understanding the joke? Do you get the concept of irony or do you fin d it confusing? If you answered the latter to both or either of those last two questions\, you're not alone! _x000D_ _x000D_ The truth is most secon d-language speakers\, especially East Asians\, have a very hard time under standing when a Westerner is being sarcastic. And the concept of irony is even more nuanced. But the good news is that once you get it\, you just ge t it\, and then a whole new world opens up to you! So\, in this club\, we want you to walk out getting it!_x000D_ _x000D_ Let's understand how sarca sm and irony work. Let's play around with them. Let's even practice for si tuations where we don't catch the sarcasm and let's practice using sarcasm to get us out of the awkwardness. Let's do the same with irony. This is r eal English. This is real communication. It's not what's on the exam but i t is certainly what's in almost every casual conversation. Let's have some fun with real\, Eloquent English: Sarcasm And Irony!_x000D_ _x000D_ [...] DTSTAMP:20260709T063357Z 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