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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足
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2 {' g, |+ c3 k6 c) a释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement
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- C, p$ H; Z0 g- z8 F, c' p" t例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be
# `1 n/ r2 s0 q) i gilding the lily.
d* e$ i8 }. X3 I' Z3 | 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。* I2 A6 T: K9 _2 Q6 F
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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
0 X$ y; T% ^" V$ `3 t3 T 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
$ ~9 a$ q$ V' ? 能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:
$ J- Z( N( n3 O8 y! q( _ Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that
y; u+ f. Z& o+ ` was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a
' {# s* R O9 {7 _# e; w perfume on the violet, /To smooth the ice, or add another hue/Unto
4 j, q9 P# [, S- j- B the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of . f+ G( b6 M5 t3 U9 M
heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.
; t, V; ?* L, @* p( z 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 O3 H, e$ n0 H3 O4 d5 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8 w% B5 l) Q# U% X) A7 V
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( w: R2 K9 _4 u4 @
过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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