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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足
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; J' n1 d4 J r+ J释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement
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. n4 P B; O# y- Z/ `+ |8 Z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。
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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2 g6 _; y: k& Z; y9 I
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! s" `9 q+ R/ W- T' }/ f: [0 W
能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:/ C2 a: n- n6 g7 B/ O3 @9 e5 }
Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that
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perfume on the violet, /To smooth the ice, or add another hue/Unto
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heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.
0 }- \9 \- e# v d2 C3 Z: 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3 n' v# Z m6 O ]" ?" E
,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- G i& o% x; L
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
+ D" g, G1 V/ o* R: u 过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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