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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足
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释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement% A9 z$ w" [) p. J
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例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be + X( ^' R" u; N' }* o8 I2 G) C
gilding the lily. l4 O1 |1 J' M1 t- B) w% W
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
, P' r/ {5 `9 c8 \2 I 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
# C& V" V1 e# Q" p1 K+ U 能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:- H& x" X5 G6 B' F! S6 f
Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that
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perfume on the violet, /To smooth the ice, or add another hue/Unto 3 ~: o1 b0 i! z9 d) ^# Q
the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of
5 ~# c7 n! ]% R( t/ \' J$ t" C heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. 8 o) I+ M7 r' I9 |" B' m0 e( F: @% r
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% ]6 C( U" z7 a0 v9 ~
,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
0 y. @0 B: n, s% k 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 e% \) m; I$ e4 o% }
过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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