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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足/ Q* c# C( v& t
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释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement
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例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be
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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。9 S e- o6 Z" s) a6 c: n( G
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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6 n9 U, o7 i8 q" o% D1 {
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! \" a& S M% r4 p5 s
能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:
# K* h" ^& k! T: A) u. g& q Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that
2 [+ u# X1 s+ w; ^ was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a
3 n" ?2 r' r/ t. N, M! ]& l( h perfume on the violet, /To smooth the ice, or add another hue/Unto 7 |' w0 ^, ~* o, d2 B- V
the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of
: D% E8 g0 n/ D heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.
1 L6 q! p( H! _; n" M0 A 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
4 s" s# n7 f( D; T7 Q9 C; X; N* Y ,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
6 _' d+ w+ B( K. m 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& L# m9 e6 h& i5 c$ G6 ~
过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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