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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足; j9 g4 L$ }3 _ ` }; d- B
; g7 X8 D0 T }5 S释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement* J9 ?% m% j0 H( b( Q
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例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be
' b, e$ ]6 _! `- C4 P% Z gilding the lily. ! b y2 @7 k* s; N% t( [
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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. W) [& t. S; J, C. M* f. z; ]# @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
' ?* b' z: [/ q, G9 h' T& U* M 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, u% g' V+ P. Y
能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道: z/ P: p0 g: E& C! J9 P( F
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 , K8 e0 k. v) N" a$ T$ A$ z
the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of $ v, c# _. m" V5 K" w
heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.
: A$ x! ~8 e: k3 `7 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
6 X* P! Z1 @! p7 E2 q t ,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
' d* M9 }: f: g! i 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
0 @! e& f4 i$ z _ 过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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