时尚英语话题 28

　　28 Feeling
What if you've got a magic sense of touch? Yes, we do! Isn't it great? I love being able to feel different things, everything has its own unique feel. For example, the feel of a soft, furry² puppy, or a rabbit; the rough feel of sandpaper, or a chin that needs to be shaved; the smooth feel of a baby skin; the prickly feel of a cactus³; the sticky feel of tape or glue; the slippery feel of an eel¹. 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: our skin and nerves let us know. Are you ticklish⁴ under your arms or on the bottom of your feet? Feeling is fun! Wouldn't it be strange if we couldn't feel anything?
Talk about it:
Do you have a good sense of touch? Are you sensitive to things you touch? Are you ticklish? Where? Do you have a favourite texture⁵ you like to touch? What are some things that you do not like to touch? The sense of touch can be powerful, can you give an example where this is true? Can you determine what the object is only by touching⁶ it? 

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。