第 2 部分：参考翻译
这里是美国之音慢速英语词语典故故事
寒冷的天气对我们的大脑的身体的运作都有很大的影响。或许这就是许多短语使用cold这个单词的原因。
几个世纪以来，身体的血液一直与情感存在着紧密的联系。没有任何人类情感或感觉的人被称作冷血。冷血的人做事非常残忍。他们可能会对别人做出非常野蛮的事情，而不是处于偶然。
例如，报纸报道说，警方正在搜寻一位冷血杀手。这名杀手谋杀了别人，不是为了自卫和出于生气与恐惧的反应。他像是无缘无故的杀人，而且没有情感，好像夺取别人的生命没有任何意义。
寒冷也可以影响到身体的其他部位。例如，脚。如果你的脚真的感到冷，厚袜子可以让你感觉到温暖。但是to get cold feet这个表达与cold或是feet没有任何关系。
这个表达的意思是，对于自己决定去做的事情感到恐惧。例如，你同意做一个组织的主席。但是你却得知所有其他官员都已辞职。这个组织的所有工作都将是你的责任。当你了解了这个形势后，可能就害怕做这个组织的主席了。
寒冷也会影响你的肩部。
你拒绝与一些人交谈时，你可能会给这些人一个cold shoulder.你用一种疏远的，冷漠的方式对待他们。这个短语可能来自这样一个动作，当你不想跟一个人面对面交谈时，你会转过你的背。当一个朋友没有遵守他承诺给你的诺言时，你可能会疏远他。或者是，当有人对别人说你的谎话时，你也会疏远他。
A cold fish不是指一条鱼。是指一个人。但是这个人是不友善的，没有感情的，而且没有一点爱的温暖。A cold fish（态度冰冷的人）不会让别人看到太多的自己。
态度冰冷的人可能是非常无情和冷淡的。现在无情的人指的是一些缺少同情心的人。现在一些流行歌曲就是有关一些无情的男女伤害了自己爱人的心。
Out in the cold是我们经常听到的一句表达。它的意思是没有得到其他人得到的东西。一个人可能说，所有人除了他除外都得到了加薪，而他被忽视了。而且他在这呆的不开心。
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.
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Cold weather has a great effect on how our minds and our bodies work. Maybe that is why there are so many expressions that use the word cold.
For centuries, the body's blood has been linked closely with the emotions. People who show no human emotions or feelings, for example, are said to be cold-blooded. Cold-blooded people act in cruel ways. They may do brutal things to others, and not by accident.
For example, a newspaper says the police are searching for a cold-blooded killer. The killer murdered someone, not in self-defense, or because he was reacting to anger or fear. He seemed to kill for no reason, and with no emotion, as if taking someone's life meant nothing.
Cold can affect other parts of the body. The feet, for example. Heavy socks can warm your feet, if your feet are really cold. But there is an expression -- to get cold feet -- that has nothing to do with cold or your feet.
The expression means being afraid to do something you had decided to do. For example, you agree to be president of an organization. But then you learn that all the other officers have resigned. All the work of the organization will be your responsibility. You are likely to get cold feet about being president when you understand the situation.
Cold can also affect your shoulder.
You give someone the cold shoulder when you refuse to speak to them. You treat them in a distant, cold way. The expression probably comes from the physical act of turning your back toward someone, instead of speaking to him face-to-face. You may give a cold shoulder to a friend who has not kept a promise he made to you. Or, to someone who has lied about you to others.
A cold fish is not a fish. It is a person. But it is a person who is unfriendly, unemotional and shows no love or warmth. A cold fish does not offer much of himself to anyone.
Someone who is a cold fish could be cold-hearted. Now a cold-hearted person is someone who has no sympathy. Several popular songs in recent years were about cold-hearted men or cold-hearted women who, without feeling, broke the hearts of their lovers.
Out in the cold is an expression often heard. It means not getting something that everybody else got. A person might say that everybody but him got a pay raise, that he was left out in the cold. And it is not a pleasant place to be.
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This VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, was written by Marilyn Rice Christiano. Maurice Joyce was the narrator. I'm Shirley Griffith.
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