The irony is that when he finally got the job, he discovered he didn't like it.
讽刺的是，当他最终得到那份工作时，他发现自己并不喜欢它。
His works on the absurdity and sufferings of life create the most comprehensive irony.
他的作品对生活中的荒谬和苦难进行了最全面的反讽。
The irony is that for all the overexcited debate, the net effect of immigration is minimal.
讽刺的是，在所有这些过于激烈的争论背后，移民的净效应是微乎其微的。
By violating the maxims, it can be a way to be subtle or polite, or to convey humor, through sarcasm or irony.
违反这些准则可能是一种隐晦或礼貌的说话方式，或是通过挖苦或讽刺来表达幽默的方式。
Here's an irony, the building we are in now, the astronomy building not far from our observatory, has unshielded lights.
讽刺的是，我们现在所在的这栋楼，离我们天文台不远的那座天文楼，竟然有未屏蔽的灯。
The irony of the historian' s craft is that its practitioners always know that their efforts are but contributions to an unending process.
历史学家工艺的讽刺之处在于，它的实践者总是知道，他们的努力只是对一个永无止境的过程的贡献。
This episode crystallizes the irony that although American men tend to talk more than women in public situations, they often talk less at home.
这一插曲让一个具有讽刺意味的事实变得更加明显：尽管在公共场合美国男性往往比女性说得多，但在家里他们却往往说得少。
This seems to be the irony of office speak: everyone makes fun of it, but managers love it, companies depend on it, and regular people willingly absorb it.
这似乎是对办公室用语的讽刺：每个人都取笑它，但经理们喜欢它，公司依赖它，普通人也乐于接受它。
But this seems to be the irony of office speak: Everyone makes fun of it, but managers love it, companies depend on it, and regular people willingly absorb it.
但这似乎是对办公室闲聊的讽刺：每个人都取笑它，但经理们喜欢它，公司依赖它，普通人也乐于接受它。
However, the irony is that all of these activities and responsibilities that we are giving our children to make their lives colorful could be badly influencing their health and taking happiness away.
但是，具有讽刺意味的是，我们赋予孩子们使他们的生活丰富多彩的所有这些活动和责任，可能会严重影响他们的健康并夺走他们的幸福。
But the debate over rural schools hides a sad irony.
但是，关于乡村学校的争论背后，藏着一个令人辛酸的讽刺。
Oh you secretive ironist, was that perhaps your—irony?
哦你这个藏着掖着的讽刺家，那也许是你的——讽刺？
Oh you secretive ironist, was that perhaps your-irony?
噢，你真是一位神秘莫测的讽刺家，这就是你的讽刺吗？
The irony is that approaches created to minimize failure are failing.
具有讽刺意味的是为使失败最小化而创建的方法是失败的。
The irony in this drama is that the money at stake is, in the larger scheme, trivial.
讽刺的是在这场大戏中，可能保不住的这点税款从大局上看实在是微不足道。
The irony of security cameras is that they watch, but nobody cares that they’re looking.
具有讽刺意味的是，用于安防的摄像头时刻监察，但没人在乎它们正在监察。
The irony is that it takes a fair bit of attention to determine which is the better approach.
讽刺的是，我们需要集中精力来找出哪种是更好的办法。
And this is the grand irony to the advocacy of secularism today, whether in France or Britain.
不管是在英国还是法国，对于今天的世俗主义鼓吹者来说，这都是一个极大的讽刺。
Perhaps Blankfein can laugh at the irony, but I'm not sure too many of his shareholders would.
或许布兰克芬可以对这一讽刺一笑置之，但我不知道高盛的诸多股东是否也能笑的出来。
This is a bitter irony at a time when the development community is committed to poverty reduction.
在开发界致力于减少贫穷的时候，发生这样的事情是一种难堪的讽刺。
We understand irony only, he means, to the extent to which we are in agreement with the other person.
他的意思是，我们只能在赞同对方观点的程度上，理解讽刺。
As he talks, he recognises the irony of the story and his melancholic face breaks into a quick laugh.
他说着，意识到这太讽刺，忧郁的脸上泛过一丝尴尬的笑容。
The irony is that I don't feel like I'm really doing much, but I'm getting a lot more done than usual.
讽刺的是，我并未感觉自己做了很多事情，但实际上却比以往做的事情多得多。
The irony, we later found out, is that the school was partly funded by donations from Korean-Americans.
讽刺的是，我们后来得知这所学校有部分是由一些韩籍美国人捐助的。
The irony of having to send our astronauts up in Russian Soyuz capsules is as plain as cold war history.
让我们的宇航员搭乘俄罗斯联盟号太空仓的讽刺意味，像冷战的历史一样显而易见。
The news that Germany's nuclear phase-out is being challenged by a Swedish company is not without irony.
有关德国逐步淘汰核电厂的消息受到了一家瑞典公司的挑战，不无讽刺意味。
The news that Germany's nuclear phase-out is being challenged by a Swedish company is not without irony.
有关德国逐步淘汰核电厂的消息受到了一家瑞典公司的挑战，不无讽刺意味。
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