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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足
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例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be ^; M. V4 B7 \/ H3 a; C) \/ I
gilding the lily. & S, `! C. z# ~9 ?& I2 g
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。) i! g; ?' A& e5 \
. l' ~2 R& y, V' _/ ^$ ~6 H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
4 L5 a4 V+ m% J- u Y: 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
: e( a8 k& i5 | 能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:
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was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a
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the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of I3 O: b' g8 D& l, o
heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.
3 P* L$ g7 ] K0 I% p+ K 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. P% f* F3 V8 N& O: {8 c* N( M5 C
,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
4 H" ^ Y9 q B+ z9 ^ 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
. c9 A& `4 w& n% T3 c+ C" ? 过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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