Welcome to English in a Minute from home.
欢迎来到居家版《一分钟英语》栏目。
Nerve endings in our body let us feel pain.
我们身体内的神经末梢会让我们有痛感。
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？让我们来听一下。
Things are getting weird, Jonathan.
真是件怪事啊，乔纳森。
Oh, no! What happened now?
哦，不！发生了什么事？
I was shopping the other day and I bumped this woman's cart.
前几天我购物时撞到了一位女士的购物车。

She went crazy, yelling and shaking her fist at me!
她发疯一样地对我大喊大叫，还冲我挥拳头！
Sounds like you may have hit a nerve.
听起来你可能刺激了她的神经。
A nerve? Who has an issue with a shopping cart?
神经？谁会这么在乎一辆购物车啊？
To hit a nerve means to do or say something that's extra sensitive to someone.
To hit a nerve的意思是做或说一些对别人特别敏感的事情。
They may become annoyed, upset or even angry, all bad feelings.
他们可能会因此而生气、心烦甚至暴怒，总之都是些负面的情绪。
You'll also hear people say "touch a nerve" or "strike a nerve" to mean the same thing.
你还会听到用“touch a nerve”或“strike a nerve”来表达同样的意思。
And that's English in a Minute!
以上就是本期的《一分钟英语》！