the irony

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。

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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。