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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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+ W+ q' w |( q) H( o例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be 4 f1 B1 F% i: e, h8 g
gilding the lily.
9 s' v. t5 j% n2 R# c8 ?3 o& j1 ? 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。+ d" z9 v9 d) F/ j: @
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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3 D/ _4 l6 j7 e9 H& e6 g1 j. a
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" E$ i, G! o& k/ y
能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:* O/ v# y4 C. R8 B
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 : g5 J5 Q9 S5 w" q k
the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of
1 E" F+ E9 \0 V; i heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. % ^- w" R- d6 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
5 g- {! b3 P. y( j) o ,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5 a# y7 X; w$ p6 R4 Q% q2 H
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
% ]# t5 E9 T& M- A' W0 u; S 过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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