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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足
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2 c, }* ^' P! @# F9 W释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement0 ?: w4 V% U) C6 J
- F# M8 {6 \% D1 Q9 s# ]0 R; p6 m例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be
* y3 y" f" \0 H* E* }1 C gilding the lily.
0 W: F2 Q* Q2 o7 [- j, y G7 I 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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) `7 q" N' S; 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
@4 P6 p6 F9 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) L! a( r( S4 Q+ @1 l+ }/ e
能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:/ Q+ K. E$ k5 |9 p/ x& b
Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that / p2 e! M/ [* v" H2 y% {
was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a
3 e7 O O" `. v2 R+ B) f1 c+ G perfume on the violet, /To smooth the ice, or add another hue/Unto
' S, [7 e4 _* {+ z9 N( h3 S! F the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of
2 D3 W+ i6 [( Z' \4 S- X1 j heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.
2 F3 C M0 y, a' [2 F: P 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& q& h" j& V0 E1 {6 {2 ]# 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7 X! q: b8 v1 ]+ q, r/ w
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 c4 l) B' Q0 L7 P# c
过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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