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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足5 H3 n* C1 T/ O: r
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释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement8 [/ P: ]2 d( o1 o7 l6 f6 E
3 V, T# F7 D; r/ j0 z例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be ( m# O9 D, C8 F1 u7 I
gilding the lily. 5 Y, E, p0 h% v9 ?. [6 V' d
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。' k1 e$ G8 T2 e8 l
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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) h, i9 l+ {6 L- {
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
u8 [0 c! ]) _. D1 L. g# j$ j 能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:
4 G5 U8 Z3 [# [5 p/ H% B Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that & T- n% h+ K% a6 }2 I
was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a
' M5 S. P- o$ ?7 o& L perfume on the violet, /To smooth the ice, or add another hue/Unto 9 |8 x( a9 A: N
the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of
5 |3 r- e/ d0 r. K( U9 d heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.
1 ?* F4 P) `: d/ O7 {7 @ 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
. K- i8 S0 W/ z8 \# [; V ,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' s: U. ^7 D- L( `7 L9 r
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5 W: s; g8 ]2 S% ~& m! D
过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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