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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足
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1 p: Z" l: D9 X) [释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement
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) c- ?5 w: G: O/ G6 d9 ~7 K" H' i' P例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be ( |: h. v3 A% O9 Q5 M k- W; g/ a
gilding the lily. & c* `: U, w3 [
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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7 y( }+ n# _: C; v; d4 u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
: Y3 F) F* [1 B6 X- 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) R+ T; l, I9 x9 B
能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:
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was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a5 I* _' ~# u8 X$ p, Z
perfume on the violet, /To smooth the ice, or add another hue/Unto
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heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. / t u# A: V6 i8 r# v
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
" ~- u4 S T: Q5 D8 f ,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
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过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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