【话匣子英语】害怕时候的反应

 人在害怕的时候会做出什么样的反应，今天学习的一个词汇是“不寒而栗”

Maura:   We can say, when you feel afraid, that you have shivers down your spine¹.

Harp²: Yes, shivers down your spine.

Maura: And a shiver is usually something that you feel from cold air and you kind of, you move around and it’s like a cold feeling that comes over you.

Harp: Yeah, it’s a little bit like you’re body’s shaking a little bit because of something surprising.

Maura: Yeah, and your spine is down your back, so you feel a cold breeze and you kind of get goose bumps all down your back.

Harp: Yeah. So shivers down your spine is the same idea as heebie-jeebies. It’s when you get this feeling that you’re scared or that you’re uncomfortable. It’s just not pleasant.

Maura: Yeah. I think the idea of having shivers down your spine comes from thinking that you’ve seen a ghost or had an experience like that because sometimes we associate, especially in the dark, a sudden cold breeze that comes from nowhere and passes by you is possibly a spirit in front of you, so then you get shivers down your spine.

1 spine   

n.脊柱，脊椎；(动植物的)刺；书脊

参考例句：

• He broke his spine in a fall from a horse.他从马上跌下摔断了脊梁骨。
• His spine developed a slight curve.他的脊柱有点弯曲。

2 harp   

n.竖琴；天琴座

参考例句：

• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
• He played an Irish melody on the harp.他用竖琴演奏了一首爱尔兰曲调。