1. 认识这个词(基础篇)
词:untouched
英英释义:not changed, damaged, or affected in any way
例句:His life remains untouched by his new-found wealth.
2. 体会这个词 (进阶篇)
“untouched”是形容词,来自我们熟悉的动词 touch,是个容易被低估的好词。untouched 字面意思是“不被触摸的”,常用来表示“没有变化的”“不受任何影响的”,因此在一些语境中可以替换 change/influence/affect 相关的表达。我们通过几个例子掌握它的用法。
比如一个人一下子赚了许多钱,但是并没有被财富冲昏头,他的生活并没有什么改变:
His life remains untouched by his new-found wealth.
比如某古镇风景优美,但是还没有成为旅游胜地,当地文化生活几乎没有受到旅游业的影响,我们就可以说:
The ancient, picturesque village remains relatively untouched by tourism.
科技改变了许多行业,除了用 change 表示这句话,我们还可以说:
Few industries have been left untouched by the influence/impact of technology.
《经济学人》中也经常用到 untouched:
1)The firm has been relatively untouched by the current backlash against tech firms, and is less vulnerable to new regulation.(这里的 untouched 和 less vulnerable to 意思相近,可以一起记下来)
2)Melville jumped ship at Nuku Hiva, in the Marquesas Islands, and spent a month with a tribe untouched by Western influence.
3)Ironically, populists have been relatively untouched by scandal, either because they control the judiciary and the media or because a halo of the saviour of the people surrounds them.
3. 从认识到会用(作业)
1)翻译下面的句子: 她没有受周围生活的影响。
(参考翻译:She was untouched by the life around her.)
2)结合自己的生活、学习、工作、兴趣等,想象在什么语境下会用到这个表达。先简要描述这个场景,再造句。
The belief keeps untouched.