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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足 G) O3 Q; C% q& M- D, R
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释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement0 G: \5 _% }' Q7 e4 R
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例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be . ?2 b6 {5 n# k$ ~# W8 }) V9 k/ a; p
gilding the lily. ' e$ I) r6 P/ f& ~/ U7 j
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
8 |# x8 k& ?* ^& F. ?, J 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5 \7 k0 b1 M, G3 j
能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:5 S4 ?5 U/ N7 ~
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 $ c; R& [! A# O2 J0 ^
the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of
/ u: a, u& A' L2 Y heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.
2 T0 a# O1 S ]/ a 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/ x( l9 o! j6 T4 B
,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$ U/ C6 m! F
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# Q9 C$ k0 N7 [6 |; X, l+ z
过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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