Hi this is Tutor Nick and this is Adjective Phrase 22. The adjective phrase
today is "out of touch." Okay. Let's take a look. We actually have three meanings
here. Here's the first one. If someone is out of
touch, it suggests that he or she is no longer aware of the current issues,
problems, or attitudes of others, of other people. Okay.
All right. The second meaning ...no longer in contact with someone. It could mean
that you could be out of touch. Meaning you haven't talked to them for a long time.
Or you don't, you know, you don't keep in contact. You don't email or phone or
anything like that. Number three. Not following the latest news or the status
of someone, especially some... someone or something that you used to follow before.
Okay. So let's continue. The origin of this phrase comes from the military.
Surprisingly in the 18th century at that time, it was required that every soldier
be close enough to touch one of his comrades. One of ...one of the other
soldiers. He should be close enough to brush the arm of a nearby soldier. So
they wanted them to stay together. They didn't want them to wander off. If he
couldn't he was deemed out of touch. So that's where the phrase supposedly originally
came from. Let's continue. All right. We got four examples here. Here's the
first one. That politician is out of touch with the everyday problems of his
voters. We hear this one a lot , especially around election time. You know , somebody
may try to accuse a certain politician of being out of touch with their voters.
Meaning they don't know what it's like. That they live in Washington or they
live in some area and they only interact with other politicians and they have a
very rich lifestyle and they don't know what it's like. They don't realize the
struggles or the hardships that the average voter is going through. That's
what we mean. So we do hear this one a lot in regard to politics. Sometimes
they'll accuse some politician of being out of touch. He doesn't know what it's
like he doesn't really understand their problems or their issues.
Number two, I have not heard from her for ages. Remember for ages means for a long
time. We have been out of touch for quite a long time. So this is the second one.
The second one here means no longer in contact with someone. So you know, you've
been out of touch for quite some time, for quite some time. All right.
The third one here. I stopped investing in stocks. I have been out of touch with
what is happening on Wall Street. So maybe when you did invest in it you used
to look every day. Check every day charts take the time to check the prices. You know, the
prices were there fluctuating up or down. You know study the economy more ,but if
you don't longer of stocks, stocks maybe you're no longer interested. So you've
become out of touch with what's happening there. So again like the third
one. Not, not following it. Not following the latest news. Not following the status.
And number four. It's along the same line here. I don't read fashion magazines
anymore. I am really out of touch with the latest
fashions and styles. Okay. Great. I hope you got it. I hope it is clear. Thank you for
your time. Bye-bye.