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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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! ^. _. d1 Y: c$ c+ u例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be
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. H0 q8 M# P% {/ N 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6 ~" d8 W% H$ K( X/ ~( }
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
' B* \4 H4 F Z1 C: q 能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:& L8 x* D* ^2 A4 P
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 ; d6 @$ z; R$ ]3 l, `$ o" R
the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of / [7 t+ D! _" W( L9 o( U
heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.
" k. k. ?8 b4 V L w 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8 a6 A; p$ o. A. L
,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8 w, z! t# g3 \& p, ?/ w$ {' `
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
# L% H' N4 Y) b" D% N3 q: k 过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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