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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足
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释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement
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) n& V# g$ O; z N9 @例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be
3 \3 c. A- G" F, v( z gilding the lily.
' ^0 W+ d( h# [9 ?: a$ ` 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。$ y0 ]' |! N5 L% q' _! r; ^. p
3 D1 o, @+ Z' [8 a4 f- U% m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
5 g4 Y# j) z D* @' @* c 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
% N4 K) x9 ]+ L7 y, V" ?' o8 h 能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:
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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
, V5 j7 D& {5 v2 W0 E% k heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. 1 V) q) U; Q+ ]3 U
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! {9 e8 d* X4 n& ~. t. 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
' m6 ?% |4 R: y4 t2 A# M 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
3 [, |- ]( L% _. e# x! x$ p 过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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