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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足
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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
m' L; w# x/ C: e! t8 P gilding the lily. 8 W* E9 U, Y: n" Y9 Y2 c2 _
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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2 ~% _3 @- ?; ^; j: w/ S* [$ ?( |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 M( f/ a+ L% I" C t9 C% _5 G6 z 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; h. C' p& d6 D2 E. F1 i
能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:/ m/ Y+ n$ U: e5 y2 q
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 , O2 M, V; y2 H' @/ Q2 O3 X) m( S
the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of
0 O+ R3 H" m# x) h$ u% U heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. `( G8 d( V# [- q- N& }, O
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' O1 Z/ }# {. }7 r
,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
+ y, u* y; \$ O# I n2 k% u 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
* _5 K6 L$ S6 K1 j) c/ D5 O4 u 过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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