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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足
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释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement4 F5 k$ L4 t4 Y3 j+ s% h, Z
# { [: ]( o7 M' A9 Z, C例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be 3 T, H( A4 d# P0 n
gilding the lily. 3 ^1 |7 k) k1 Z. O
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。0 c* }7 c/ ?; M7 @
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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& }$ }( H. F: l1 s, r. Q+ [
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
8 F3 I7 t/ D& _8 v: L) B 能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:
* D7 I D y! C w. t Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that
% @8 Z( G5 }3 \% q was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a
+ v& T* [( ?" O8 e perfume on the violet, /To smooth the ice, or add another hue/Unto
1 Y; i3 r. _6 r) P the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of ( q9 ]! `# e! i1 X7 a
heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. $ t+ j& X4 z% d- z$ h# ~1 |8 R
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/ r" ?7 I; e* S( {( i" d
,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. F& Y' Z* A6 I$ O: M* a! 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3 c! _% \3 Y* C o& x5 _, u
过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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