《明史·列传·卷一百八十七》
当寅被囚禁时，看守者惶恐地说 ：怕是要受分尸之刑。 
当寅之被系也，阖门惶怖曰： 是殆磔死。 
At that time, the guards were terrified when Ming was imprisoned and said that he might be quartered.
<s>[INST] 将以下文言文流畅地翻译成英语: 当寅之被系也，阖门惶怖曰： 是殆磔死。  [/INST] At that time, the guards were terrified when Ming was imprisoned and said that he might be quartered.</s>
将以下文言文流畅地翻译成英语: 当寅之被系也，阖门惶怖曰： 是殆磔死。
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At that time, the guards were terrified when Ming was imprisoned and said that he might be quartered.
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