a touching + noun
touching 作定语修饰 story、film、scene 等名词，表示令人感动、引人伤感的。
She told a touching story about her grandmother.
她讲了一个关于她祖母的感人故事。
感人的；令人同情的
接触着的；紧挨着的；引发悲伤和同情；能在目睹悲伤事件或情况时引起悲伤或心碎。；直接接触；动人的
arousing sadness and sympathy; emotionally moving
引发悲伤和同情；能在目睹悲伤事件或情况时引起悲伤或心碎。
Provoking sadness and pity; that can cause sadness or heartbreak among witnesses to a sad event or situation.
直接接触
In direct contact with.
The movie's ending was so touching that many people in the theater cried.
这部电影的结尾非常感人，剧院里许多人都哭了。
用法提示：touching 作形容词，在句中作表语，表示令人感动、引发悲伤和同情。
She wrote a touching letter to thank the teachers who had helped her son.
她写了一封感人的信，感谢帮助过她儿子的老师们。
用法提示：touching 作形容词，修饰 letter，表示令人感动的。
It was touching to see the students helping the elderly man cross the street.
看到学生们帮助那位老人过马路，真令人感动。
用法提示：touching 作形容词，用于 it 作形式主语的句型，表示令人感动的。
touching 作定语修饰 story、film、scene 等名词，表示令人感动、引人伤感的。
She told a touching story about her grandmother.
她讲了一个关于她祖母的感人故事。
find + 宾语 + touching，表示觉得某事令人感动。
I found the ending of the film very touching.
我觉得这部电影的结尾非常感人。
用 it 作形式主语，真正的主语是后面的不定式短语。
It was touching to see the children welcome their teacher.
看到孩子们迎接他们的老师，真令人感动。
deeply、very 等副词常修饰作表语的 touching，加强感人的程度。
His final words were deeply touching.
他最后的话深深打动了人。
grammar · medium
易错句子I am very touching by the story.
正确表达I am very touched by the story.
英语中，-ing形容词描述引起情感的事物（如故事很感人），而-ed形容词描述人的感受（我感到感动）。这里主语是I，表示人的感受，应用 touched。汉语中“感动”不区分主动被动，容易误用 touching。
grammar · medium
易错句子It was a very touched story.
正确表达It was a very touching story.
当形容词修饰引起情感的事物时，要用 -ing 形式，表示“令人……的”。故事本身令人感动，所以是 touching；touched 表示“感到感动的”，只能修饰人或其表情等。汉语“感人的故事”对应 touching，不应说 touched。
grammar · medium
易错句子I still keep touching with my old friends.
正确表达I still keep in touch with my old friends.
表示“与某人保持联系”的固定搭配是 keep in touch with，其中 touch 是名词。touching 是形容词，意为“感人的”或“接触的”，不能用于此短语。汉语“保持联系”中的“联系”容易让人误用 touching。
感人的故事
She told us a touching story about her grandmother.
她给我们讲了一个关于她祖母的感人故事。
感人的致敬；动人的悼念
The ceremony was a touching tribute to the fallen soldiers.
这场仪式是对阵亡将士的感人致敬。
令人感动的举动
Bringing her flowers was a touching gesture.
给她带花是一个令人感动的举动。
感人的时刻
There was a touching moment when the two old friends met again.
两位老朋友重逢时出现了感人的一刻。
深深令人感动的
His speech at the funeral was deeply touching.
他在葬礼上的演讲深深令人感动。
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