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1、不寒而栗（中英对照学英语）成语来源achillrunsdownone'sspine不寒而栗DuringtheHandynasty（汉朝,206BC—220AD）,therewasamanwhosenamewasYiZong（义纵）.Becauseofthespecialkindnessofthemotheroftheemperor,YiZongwasmadeamagistrateinonecounty.汉武帝时，有一个人名叫义纵，因为受到太后的恩宠，做了上党郡某县令。Aftertakinguptheoffi
2、cialpost,hedidverywellinmanagingtheofficialbusiness.Hewascourageousandresoluteinhandlingcases,andpunishedaccordingtolawanybodywhoviolatedthelaw,nomatterwhetherhewasadespoticgentlemanwhowasrichandpowerfulorwasoneofthecommonpeople.上任以后，公务办得很出色，案子处理上敢作敢为，不论是有
3、钱有势的豪绅，还是平民，只要犯了法，义纵秉公审办。WhenYiZongwastransferredtobetheprefectoftheNanyangPrefecture（南阳郡）,NingCheng（宁成）,adespoticlandlordwhostoppedatnothingindoingevil,waslivingthere，inordertoingratiatehimselfwithYiZong,NingChengpretendedtobeverymodestandcourteouseveryti
4、mehemetYiZongandsawhimoff.当义纵被调任到南阳郡做河内郡都尉，当地的恶霸宁成为了讨好义纵，所以每次遇见义纵总是假装成非常谦逊恭敬的样子。ButYiZonghadheardoftheevilconductsofNingChengalreadyand,soonafterhetookofficeinNanyang,hemadeinvestigations.ItdidnottakemuchtimeforhimtofindoutNingcheng'scrimesandhadhimputinpr
5、ison.但是，义纵对他的恶行早有所闻，到南阳后立即展开调查，很快就查清他的罪行，把他关押起来。Later,EmperorWuDi（汉武帝）oftheHanDynastyappointedYiZongtheprefectoftheDingxiangPrefecture（定襄）.后来，汉武帝又任命义纵做定襄太守。Atthattime,thepublicorderinDingxiangwasverychaotic.Whenhetookofficethere,there3were200convictsinpris
6、onwhohadcommittedfelonieshadnoimplementsofpunishmentonthem.Therewerealsomorethan200personswhoofferedbribesinordertoabsolvethoseseriousoffendersfromguilt.YiZongtreatedthematterseverely.Hearrestedallthosebribersandpunishedthebribersandthoseseriousoffendersal
7、readyinprisonseverely.Morethan400convictswereexecutedinaday.当时定襄的社会治安十分混乱。义纵到任以后，把押在狱中的没有加开具的二百多名重犯，以及为重犯开脱罪责进行贿赂的二百多名门客亲属，一律严加追究，拘捕治罪，一天之内处死的就有四百多名。Fromthatdayon,wheneverthenameofYiZongwasmentioned,peopleinDingxiangwouldtremblewithfear--theywouldshiverall
8、overthoughnotcold.从此以后，定襄的人一听到义纵的名字就“不寒而栗”一一天气不冷却浑身发抖。文化链接英文中"不寒而栗"可以说成"achillrunsdownone'sspine","spine"就是"脊椎"的意思，那这个短语也就是“一股寒气从脊椎流下”的意思啦~平时看了恐怖片或是听了鬼故事后，我们常会说“身后感到一阵发凉”，这样想也就不难理解了，也就是3“不寒而栗”的意思。3
