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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足
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释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement
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例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be
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5 K! Y! |- c' r% A3 F: E6 C5 P; o 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。" y B6 j* P; s1 ^/ M8 S+ v
* K* V1 \0 R1 l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* A8 `) t6 U8 V$ W: a& I; y) g% q1 W
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3 Q) `2 _# a7 r+ J: i- ?
能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:6 @ d$ A9 M" m! M6 V/ F" X
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 n# f+ @( U0 m4 L6 N! o$ D the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of
9 k. W' Q: \: h/ F( Z heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.
, ^6 b" W1 G6 o: \* r, A0 Z1 S 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" Z9 U0 p. T: f @4 N- k; _: p
,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
' Y; i) D; C, T5 z2 o& x+ T& _: X 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
. l0 |7 i8 |2 w6 s 过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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