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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足( B- o" W$ F B2 z( U
# b6 A+ T6 q% R& B* u7 \8 M释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement
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例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be
; M6 j0 ~7 \& O; {# ]! g4 ]6 _ gilding the lily. ( Q' F' V9 s1 F' V: _
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。5 Z9 n0 \8 H; b! w0 @3 [
% O( P$ [ Q, }' i- G& W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
$ i4 Y" T r( j& D& b$ |& n, U 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9 [4 |3 ?6 f( O- U2 }: q
能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:
* `& Q8 _" ^% \0 P Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that , I" @) c) s+ M' R% b+ {+ y
was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a
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the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of * b9 q. J- V# e( b& P& O
heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.
5 n5 h* S" _1 \% |9 } 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
( I# k, O- M G1 }: m) A: t! 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, Z7 S, i6 ]# P$ u1 L
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
6 v' Z4 ?3 }2 F; c8 T. t* Y) x 过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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