心碎低语：那些令人心痛的英语句子背后的故事
人，是一种感情动物，谁的心底都会隐藏着一些最不想被别人触碰的空间。而在生活中难免会碰上一些人在意外或不知情的情况下，指不定哪句话就会撩动到你那根儿最为脆弱的神经！
好了，今天就跟大家说一说这个“触碰敏感神经、触及痛处”用英语怎么来表达，其实有个短语跟咱们华语如出一辙--"touch (hit, strike) a raw nerve"，是不是很简单？！对了，就是“碰到了痛处的神经”，甭管是touch、hit 还是 strike，都是触碰、触动、触及的意思啦。这会儿可能有的同学就会问了，这个 raw 不是咱们玩单反摄影时经常会用到的那个“RAW文件”的单词吗，没错，但摄影里的"raw" 是 "原生、原始、未加工的" 的意思, 指的是一个存储于ram上的原始非图像文件格式数据。而在这里，raw 则是取的它的名词属性-- 痛处。
hit/touch a (raw) nerve
【En】To mention something that makes someone upset, angry, or embarrassed, especially accidentally. 提及使某人心烦不安、生气或尴尬的事，尤指无意中。To evoke a strong emotional reaction, such as anger, sadness, or disgust, upon being encountered, heard, read, etc. 激起强烈的情绪反应，如在遇到、听到、读到等时引起强烈的情绪反应，如愤怒、悲伤或厌恶。If something that you say touches a nerve or touches a raw nerve, it upsets someone, because you have mentioned a subject that they feel strongly about or are very sensitive about. 如果你说的某件事触动了某人的神经，那就会使某人心烦意乱，因为你提到了一个他们感觉强烈或非常敏感的话题。
【活学活用 give an example】
【例】I hit a nerve when I mentioned her dead mother.
当我提到她死去的母亲时，我触到了她的伤心处。
【例】I had a feeling I hit a nerve this afternoon.
今天下午我有种心神不宁的感觉。
【例】Why has that era hit a nerve with people now?
为什么那个时代会触动现在人们的神经?
【例】I realised I had touched a nerve with my remarks.
我意识到我的话触及了痛处。
【例】You hit a raw nerve when you mention his first wife.
你曾提到他的前妻刺到了他的痛处。
【例】Without realizing, he had touched a raw nerve.
不知不觉中，他触动了一根刺痛的神经。
【例】She touched a raw nerve when she mentioned that job he didn't get.
当她提到他没有得到那份工作时，触及了他的痛处。
【例】They also touched a nerve of public anxiety.
他们还触及了公众焦虑的神经。
【例】She seemed to strike a nerve when she asked Dr. Lowe about his past life.
当她问起劳医生过去的生活时，似乎触动了他的神经。
【例】Buchanan's speech touched a raw nerve here at the Capitol.
布坎南的演讲触动了国会的敏感神经。
【例】Your column must have touched a nerve, because we are getting slammed with feedback from readers—and they're not happy.
你的专栏一定触动了他们的神经，因为我们受到了来自读者的反馈的冲击——他们不高兴。
【例】The mere mention of John had touched a very raw nerve indeed.
一提到约翰就触动了别人的痛处。
【例】His remarks clearly hit a raw nerve with congressional Democrats.
他的言论显然触及了国会民主党人的痛处。
【例】I could tell he was touching a raw nerve when he brought up Jane's former employer and Jane went silent for a moment.
当他提起 Jane 以前的雇主时，我知道他触到了她的痛处。Jane 沉默了一会儿。
【Scene Dialogue 情景对话】Hit a Nerve 触到伤心处
Nerve endings in our body let us feel pain.
我们体内的神经末梢让我们感觉到疼痛。
So, does the phrase"to hit a nerve" mean we are hurting? Let's listen...
那么，to hit a nerve这个短语的意思是我们受伤了吗?让我们来听听…
Anna: Things are getting weird, Jonathan.
Anna: 事情越来越奇怪了，乔纳森。
Jonathan: Oh no! What happened now?
Jonathan: 噢,不! 现在发生了什么?
Anna: I was shopping the other day and I bumped this woman's cart. She went crazy-yelling and shaking her fist at me!
Anna: 前几天我在购物时撞到了这位女士的购物车。她发疯了——对我大喊大叫，还挥舞着拳头!
Jonathan: Sounds like you may have hit a nerve.
Jonathan: 听起来你可能触及了要害。
Anna: A nerve? Who has an issue with a shopping cart?
Anna: 一个神经吗? 谁对购物车有意见?
To "hit a nerve" means to do or say something that's extra sensitive to someone.
“hit a nerve”的意思是做或说一些对某人特别敏感的事情。
They may become annoyed, upset or even angry; all bad feelings.
他们可能会变得烦躁、不安甚至生气；都是不好的感觉。
You'll also hear people say "touch a nerve" or "strike a nerve" to mean the same thing.
你还会听到人们说“触碰神经”或“触动神经”来表达同样的意思。
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