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n. 笔画，击打，一笔（画）连续的动作，中风，
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例2：
Woman: Did you go to that drama group?
Woman 2: Yeah. I don't think I'll go again.
Woman: Oh? Why not?
Woman 2: Well, the acting was fine. But it's all that touchy-feely stuff they do that I don't like.
Li: Look, you English people! You just can't talk about your feelings, can you?
William: Well, you might be right Li – we're not famous for talking about our feelings. Now, before we finish, I have heard this phrase touchy-feely being used in a very different way too. Listen to this:
例3：
Woman: I love your sweater!
Man: Thanks.
Woman: It's so soft! I love this material. It's so touchy-feely!
Man: OK. Shall I take it off and then you can touch it properly?!
Li: So in that example, 'touchy-feely' was being used to describe a kind of material.
William: Yes. If something is touchy-feely it is very soft. You want to stroke it, just like Tigger. I'm going to miss stroking Tigger.
William: The way he used to purr... And sometimes he would bring me a little present, you know. A dead mouse or maybe a little bird. So thoughtful.
Li: Hmm. It's OK to cry you know, William...
William: (recovering himself) No! No it's not. No touchy-feely stuff!
Li: Oh I give up. Goodbye everyone.
William: Bye!
听完这段节目，我们了解到touchy-feely的意思即为very emotional的意思，如果翻译成汉语，则译为“肉麻”、“多愁善感”或者“矫揉造作”比较恰当。例1中的意思显然是“肉麻”的意思；例2中表达了的意思接近“矫揉造作”；而例3则表达的是touchy-feely的本意“柔软”的意思。
可见，一个形容词的本意及它的引申义往往与其相对应的动词词根相关，以后我们在学习形容词的时候，也不妨多关注一个形容词词根及其本意，了解其起源与发展，并且加以联想，这样学习会有助于我们更深刻地理解这个词汇。
其他语言点：
These things Happen.
这样的事情时有发生，没有什么可大惊小怪的。
We’re not famous for doing…
类似的表达还有：We are not known for doing…
本意“我们没有因… …而出名”；即“我们不怎么… …”或者“我们不常… …”。
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