精美英文欣赏:Feeling触觉

Feeling

触觉

What if you've got a magic sense of touch?

如果你得到一种魔术般的感觉会怎样?

Yes, we do! Isn't it great? I love being able to feel different things, everything has its own unique feel.

是的,我们已经得到了!不错吧?我很高兴可以感觉到不同的东西,每种东西都有其独特的感受。

For example, the feel of a soft, furry² puppy, or a rabbit;

例如,感受一只柔软的、毛茸茸的小狗,或是一只兔子。

the rough feel of sandpaper, or a chin that needs to be shaved;

感觉粗糙的砂纸、或需要刮净的下颚;

the smooth feel of a baby skin;

婴儿皮肤的光滑感觉;

the prickly feel of a cactus³; the sticky feel of tape or glue;

多刺仙人掌的感觉,磁带或胶水黏黏的感觉;

the slippery feel of an eel¹.

鳗鱼滑滑的感觉。

Because we are able to feel different things, we are able to understand our environment better, knowing when something is too hot, or too cold:

因为我们能感受到不同的事物,我们能够更好的理解我们的环境,知道什么是太热或太冷。

our skin and nerves let us know.

我们的皮肤和神经让我们知道这些。

Are you ticklish⁴ under your arms or on the bottom of your feet?

你的胳膊或脚底怕痒吗?

Feeling is fun! Wouldn't it be strange if we couldn't feel anything?

触觉太有意思了!如果我们不能感觉到是不是将会很奇怪呢?

Talk about it:

谈论下面的话题:

Do you have a good sense of touch?

你的触觉很敏锐吗?

Are you sensitive to things you touch?

你对摸到的东西敏感吗?

Are you ticklish? Where?

你会怕痒吗?在哪里?

Do you have a favorite texture⁵ you like to touch?

你有最喜欢触摸的质地吗?

What are some things that you do not like to touch?

什么东西是你不喜欢碰的?

The sense of touch can be powerful; can you give an example where this is true?

接触的感觉可以很强大;你能举个例子证明这是真的吗?

Can you determine what the object is only by touching⁶ it?

你只通过触摸能判定物体是什么吗?

1 eel   

n.鳗鲡

参考例句：

• He used an eel spear to catch an eel.他用一只捕鳗叉捕鳗鱼。
• In Suzhou,there was a restaurant that specialized in eel noodles.苏州有一家饭馆，他们那里的招牌菜是鳗鱼面。

2 furry   

adj.毛皮的；似毛皮的；毛皮制的

参考例句：

• This furry material will make a warm coat for the winter.这件毛皮料在冬天会是一件保暖的大衣。
• Mugsy is a big furry brown dog,who wiggles when she is happy.马格斯是一只棕色大长毛狗，当她高兴得时候她会摇尾巴。

3 cactus   

n.仙人掌

参考例句：

• It was the first year that the cactus had produced flowers.这是这棵仙人掌第一年开花。
• The giant cactus is the vegetable skycraper.高大的仙人掌是植物界巨人。

4 ticklish   

adj.怕痒的；问题棘手的；adv.怕痒地；n.怕痒，小心处理

参考例句：

• This massage method is not recommended for anyone who is very ticklish.这种按摩法不推荐给怕痒的人使用。
• The news is quite ticklish to the ear,这消息听起来使人觉得有些难办。

5 texture   

n.(织物)质地；(材料)构造；结构；肌理

参考例句：

• We could feel the smooth texture of silk.我们能感觉出丝绸的光滑质地。
• Her skin has a fine texture.她的皮肤细腻。

6 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。