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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足$ H* R1 ` U* ]( x$ t
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释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement& U; p" O: t0 R0 H& a; Z
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例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be " m( Z% a; D( K; n& Y; ^+ o1 T- t
gilding the lily.
; e' p0 ~! M6 X 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。7 K0 {1 D8 O% q
a6 z# y5 G0 v f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8 e* }3 t/ @ I. q% `2 Z' S
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
. J/ ]) D; @* @' a 能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:
$ l# d7 b: U& G$ t& b& l Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that % A p( u3 j3 T' p0 [7 e9 U# D" W
was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a
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heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.
2 f- [+ _0 f" s. c, U5 \+ d 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
! q, R( n% K2 A" Z% I1 r# s ,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' `4 Q( x5 z* |1 `8 Y5 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
+ _ f Q" t4 i 过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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