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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足
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/ D3 J1 ^9 O4 J* |释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement" E/ y0 T9 c; M1 z4 `) ~
) Z8 X2 G0 y9 |0 T( L! \/ p例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be
7 \* P$ m: u3 m4 q# D$ F7 W8 A7 j gilding the lily. # }. Z# X" o3 _ \2 A) O, y
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。9 w, |! j; z, F H& d7 k- v9 V
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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
+ R3 }2 F S2 E% T 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
6 r8 x/ j" e* W1 [! z 能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:
( z$ B, q5 j. n0 s9 y Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that 9 G* i( L: v8 h: ~) }( x; h
was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a
. P* g% G+ c0 }4 g2 E perfume on the violet, /To smooth the ice, or add another hue/Unto 0 v5 |' S; A1 P' E
the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of
7 y9 F" w. k5 m$ x2 \ heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. % X0 g# _9 N W, J+ U, n: \
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7 Y- ~- l2 |9 z$ ~! B9 C5 z
,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5 ^0 w& k4 M" }, x! a9 }
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! S* p- w, E' Z
过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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