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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足
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2 s$ z5 H0 }" o" e) m# L7 U释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement y6 d! ~; n+ v1 t& ?9 I
5 L L2 c, Q% z7 }) w例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be ' G) k9 Y) q2 q& `5 {
gilding the lily.
! q$ H2 G9 U# z# u, }% q 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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: F' I( a7 f/ Q* p; \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$ X% c* ~: a8 Y3 ~( w2 N
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
& e7 E3 `+ p/ L e0 r) g 能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:1 A, q# Y1 @+ E8 i9 g4 T5 Q+ u
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
4 K! j* m2 W( ?0 v+ Q# Q$ q2 I the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of % p' R2 M" E! l- y5 W4 y
heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.
- N7 u/ e `; C3 U T- V |7 j5 v% j 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+ W( K$ \/ N+ T- d+ L6 j
,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, L1 G7 b0 D# J
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
( a ?, O, S. W$ R- j$ B0 m 过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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