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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足0 A. [- o V- l4 f& P
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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 $ x6 d0 V& i; y
gilding the lily.
: U6 i! E8 U# g; D) k& q 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
9 t# s( k( G) S% }% R 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
" @1 @; @( s- p1 W" Q 能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:/ \+ i: J# M4 v# s
Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that
S! f, `4 ~( Z. G6 t R4 f was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a
0 d G& _; R# ]) x+ x" H1 L: Z2 Z2 h perfume on the violet, /To smooth the ice, or add another hue/Unto % i1 d- G- ?- Y2 n& A5 R/ s0 \
the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of 6 h! ?) M8 ~+ l% E$ f
heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. * {) r/ Y" K' M. t$ P. e7 B) u
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
! u( Q4 q9 a; U4 Q1 @5 @0 {1 y+ p ,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' ^' Q, j2 e/ Y
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8 C9 W5 ^2 I5 P+ J
过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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