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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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& b0 Y R. ~" q4 w4 S7 B例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be " m* Q+ a! l8 a: n7 @
gilding the lily.
2 a* I& J# Z0 }2 {6 o. j7 O D 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
6 X7 u/ R8 Q+ 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' j4 V9 J9 K8 ~
能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:/ ]% W3 b: _, x1 O$ E) l
Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that
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the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of ! \3 R4 e7 T, P* I9 f
heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. 6 K) f3 v! I% I. x8 T5 Q0 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; F- a" a3 m* ]
,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
3 t& \( M1 E) r) h2 w! b 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
/ l# ^% n6 H1 x+ Z4 | 过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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