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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足. F# ?$ ^) S4 S n4 B3 U
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释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement1 T* B3 P% `, Z5 @# m w6 x
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例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be
2 W- { ?1 |: }5 g5 Y0 K gilding the lily.
$ q5 y! \1 [' L4 D 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 A" \3 i+ j$ Y6 \$ ~8 \5 m( U! h
$ V& ~, X) c" x/ S) G8 E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
2 Y( q4 s J0 Z$ d! M$ l4 r/ w 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- o9 g3 F" j y. k( F" }/ G
能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:& A% |" w6 N. m0 D0 B! ~4 S
Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that
8 K0 m: m+ ?8 U9 c1 y8 b. G. F; o was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a
3 Y3 Z9 T. b7 b perfume on the violet, /To smooth the ice, or add another hue/Unto
1 C6 k5 k! @! B* c U the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of
) ?7 d- @. a, ?9 ` heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. 5 ?/ e8 j6 h$ c$ Y6 W- ^! 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. p9 j( j+ j; J! t5 f
,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- u- O! e4 d7 K5 J
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
( M! N0 K& W* Z. o4 T 过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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