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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足! r0 z% s& i5 e8 ?) U- |- j
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释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement5 P. V; U% w, w+ }
8 y/ ^" e; Z/ ?2 C a例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be
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+ U8 @. o. v4 m& C- r 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, j) @7 P, @2 Z4 u" d+ P$ Q
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
' f* Y) S* k7 m* v+ ?9 s7 j, Q8 m/ z 能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:
7 k& S( \- x; F) M* {2 w Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that / j4 _- j! E: p, z6 I
was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a5 @9 N( S9 g) F9 h5 a, `5 q. c9 x( U
perfume on the violet, /To smooth the ice, or add another hue/Unto
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5 C; K! x$ c( R6 J7 @" ^ heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. # E8 a* N. } y7 w" C" L+ y
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
+ I6 @2 [ z( K e ,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# o/ P! n8 @3 I! b. J( j$ n* l. R
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7 \ x! I# B7 Y6 v7 m' E
过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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