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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足$ Z2 Q, _) H5 ]8 f/ u; M
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释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement
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例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be
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( S4 {5 g V" z1 c 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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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
, O2 @3 G/ G7 O- ^8 f9 W+ r 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
: I7 b$ e' i' n: w, g; ^1 r l1 U 能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:( C/ \4 D2 Z. ^' h
Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that / L, `2 x' V2 ^ \9 G
was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a
, C7 @( M, ]+ }: ?4 W perfume on the violet, /To smooth the ice, or add another hue/Unto
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heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. - |& M$ |/ y9 n1 W) X
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: f2 l/ l, M' E3 A" x
,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
' C0 w$ Q- C4 x3 s$ M; A. 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
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