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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足
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释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement. F( M6 R9 q! z: |5 |
; A0 I7 L8 q! u5 n# x# e y \# J例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be
: ^& h* z2 ?6 [* s' e0 d gilding the lily.
/ \, {8 @( D5 p ^ 用过如此丰盛的一餐后,再上三种不同的甜点就是画蛇添足了。' Q# {2 Y6 Y: V1 B
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典故:莎士比亚在《约翰王》(King John)一剧中,写了一段话,那段话可以浓% j2 F3 Q: S6 ~. I3 ~
缩成此短语。在此剧中,约翰王占领了英国,并举行二度加冕典礼,希望2 t* C" k- k( h" }$ n# W
能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:
4 o) B7 W8 G6 o7 @1 I Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that
! X1 D/ R1 \0 Q" d! w0 a was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a7 M: D; |8 q% R o7 x! l
perfume on the violet, /To smooth the ice, or add another hue/Unto
5 V1 F! d, z4 S the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of
, c1 S5 J' f6 T; n( s heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.
6 \* J" v" e" N/ }! v7 w 所以,摆出双倍的排场/装饰一个本来尊号累累的名衔,/纯金之上再镀金+ {8 [1 p h `% L
,白百合上再敷粉,/紫罗兰上再洒香水,/磨光冰块,彩虹之上/再加一种
9 v3 N9 p3 i$ x# F9 O 颜色,用烛光/去加强天上的天上的灿烂的太阳,/都是浪费而且是可笑的6 O0 r, Q# {( H3 ?# ]3 k# [# `
过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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