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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足' ?0 i3 H9 y9 o5 i
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释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement0 Y; u1 C7 s3 _+ _; Y
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例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be & M6 t* K9 {9 U; I7 q
gilding the lily.
i6 A5 Y" U6 y) 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。. e* o: h' o" d2 Q: x \# j
6 b! n) C3 X7 a- y8 v6 ~2 A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
( P' `" M' R% e8 m. Q" W 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% F* F) F$ `, G
能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:
1 @# }. @2 q2 X* \ Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that 2 T: g2 L n6 f) d( @/ p9 [/ n# _
was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a1 M7 L" _; ^4 H
perfume on the violet, /To smooth the ice, or add another hue/Unto |" A9 l: U( \$ `! [+ ~
the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of ; t8 n- |# y& }+ {7 `2 F
heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. 1 ?7 J- B; X- i
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 u+ A' U- K: | ,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 }1 E7 z( P, D- B4 |7 V$ a 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2 N: h/ h O+ m, q5 g+ W) K7 ]
过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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