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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足3 f5 {# ^ j# P) _
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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
1 i* p/ R* T& _0 s gilding the lily.
! W2 g d1 R0 R$ g# Q/ K) a 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
5 J1 L- ], ?4 u, L1 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1 G* a% D0 O; n2 L
能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:
0 ?2 l7 G" { P0 r z- ~7 \ Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that
/ ?; F- y, ~9 w+ l+ J! Y- n was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a
; [- t& R9 q+ ?( U4 l( y* l$ J perfume on the violet, /To smooth the ice, or add another hue/Unto ! M, o- Y6 H! [% [' y
the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of 8 }: x3 \6 L, ^' ?3 u$ G( u8 P+ I
heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.
# O8 |5 E1 A' {9 q6 D, O+ { 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* y' a$ M3 l% V$ c" o2 C
,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 j S/ ] E7 I; m$ }$ k+ ^ 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
# o0 c, J8 Y# a# w0 y 过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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