不名一钱的成语故事

不名一钱这则成语是比喻极度贫穷。

Thisidiomisametaphorofbepennilessinextremepoverty.

汉文帝当政的时候，有个名叫邓通的善于划船，被选到宫里当御船的水手。一天夜里，文帝做了一个梦，梦中他想升天，却怎么也上不去。就在这时候，有个头戴黄帽的人在背后推他，终于使他上了天。他回过头来看推他的人，发现那人的衣带在背后打了个结。

TheHanEmperor‘stime,amannamedDengTongisgoodatboating,waselectedtotheroyalpalaceasaseamanship.Onenight,hehadadream,adreamhewanttogotoheaven,buthowalsonottogo.Atthistime,therewasayellowcappushedhimbehindhim,hewasfinallyontheday.Heturnedbacktopushhim,foundthemanwrappedbehindaknot.

第二天，文帝来到建在宫西苍池中的渐台，见到有个御船水手头戴黄帽，衣带在背后打了个结，正是他梦中遇见的人。召来一询问，那人名叫邓通。文帝想，他既然能把自己推上天，必定是个奇才，便非常宠爱他。邓通也老实谨慎，不随便和外人交往。文帝多次赏赐他的钱财，总数上亿之多，还授予他上大夫的官职。

Thenextday,theemperorcametograduallystationinthepoolhouseXicang,seearoyalshipsailor‘sheadwearingayellowhat,unofficiallyengagedinbehindaknot,itistomeethiminadream.Onceasked,themannamedDengTong.Hethoughttohimself,sincehecanpushGod,mustbeagenius,hewasextremelyfondofhim.DengTongisalsohonest,notcasualandoutsiders.Emperorrepeatedlyrewardhismoney,thetotalnumberofmillion,alsoawardedhimthedoctor‘soffice.

其实，邓通并没有什么才能。他自己处事谨慎，也不能推荐贤士，只是谄媚文帝而已。有一次，文帝命一个善于算命的人去给邓通相面，那人相面反对文帝说:“邓通这个人将来要贫饿而死。”

Infact,DengTonghasnotalent.Heisalsocautious,notjustrecommendtheMagi,flatteringemperor.Once,theemperorlifeagoodfortunetellingpeopletoDengTongphysiognomy,thephysiognomyofthepeopleagainsttheemperorthat"DengTongthismanwilldieinpoverty."

汉文帝忧虑地说:“能让邓通富起来的只有我，我怎么会叫他受穷呢?”

TheHanEmperorsaidanxiously:"IcanonlyletDengTongfuup,howwouldIwanttocallhim?"

于是，文帝下令把蜀郡严道的一座铜山赐给邓通，允许他自己铸钱。从此邓通发了大财，他铸造的铜钱布满天下，人人都知道有“邓氏钱”。

Then,theemperororderedaCopperMt.YanTaoShucountygavetoDengTong,allowinghimselftocastmoney.SinceDengTongmadeafortune,hecastcoinsfulloftheworld,everyoneknowsthat"Deng‘smoney".

有一天，文帝背上生了一个疮，脓血流个不停。邓通觉得孝顺皇帝的机会到了，便天天进宫去，用嘴巴替文帝吮吸脓血。不过，文帝心中还是不高兴。一天他问邓通:“天下谁最爱我?”

Oneday,theemperorhadasoreback,pusandbloodflowaway.DengTongfelttheemperor‘sopportunitytofilialpiety,everydaytoenterthepalace,theemperorwiththemouthforsuckingpus.However,theemperorisstillnothappy.OnedayheaskedDengTong,"wholovesmethemost?"

邓通恭顺地回答:“应该说没有谁比太子更爱陛下的了。”

DengTonggongalwaysreplied:"weshouldsaynomorethantheprincewholoveshismajesty."

一次太子刘启来看望文帝病情，文帝要他吮脓血。太子见疮口脓血模糊，腥臭难闻，禁不住一阵恶心，但又不敢违抗，只得硬着头皮吮吸，可是脸色很难看。后来他听说，邓通常为文帝吮吸脓血，感到渐愧，也因此而忌恨邓通。

AprinceLiuQilaivisitedtheemperoremperortohisillness,pusandbloodsucking.Princeseefuzzysorepusandblood,foulstench,couldn‘thelpasick,buthedarednotdisobey,hadtobitethescalptosuck,buthisfaceisveryugly.Laterheheard,DengTongchangfortheemperortosuckpusandblood,feelshamedgradually,andthusalsohateDengtong.

文帝死后，刘启即位，史称汉景帝。景帝免去邓通的官职，让他回家闲居。不久，有人告发邓通偷盗境外的铸钱。景帝派人调查，结果确有此事，便把邓通家的钱财全部没收，邓通顿时变成了穷光蛋，还欠下好几亿钱的债。还是景帝的姐姐长公主记住文帝不让他饿死的遗言，赐给他一些钱财。但是，官吏马上把这些钱财用来抵债，连一根簪子都不让他留下。长公主知道后，就让手下人借给他一些衣食和钱。这样，邓通不能占有一个钱，只能寄食在别人家里直到死去。

Afterthedeathoftheemperor,LiuQiascendedthethrone,knownastheHanemperor.TheemperorwasDengTongOffice,lethimgohomeat.Soon,itwasreportedthatthetheftofforeignmoneyoutsidethecast.Jingdisentsurvey.Resultsthereisindeedamatter,thentheDengfamilymoneyconfiscated.DengTongsuddenlyturnedintoapauper,stilloweadebtofhundredsofmillionsofmoney.Theemperor‘ssisterprincessstillremembertheemperorwouldnotlethimstarvetodeathlastwords,togivehimsomemoney.However,officialsimmediatelyputthesemoneytopaythedebts,evenahairpinwouldnotlethimleave.Theprincessknow,lethismentolendhimsomemoneyandfoodandclothing.Inthisway,DengTongholdsamoneynotonly,diedinhishomeuntilinquilinous.