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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足
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释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement5 B7 s% Q* d5 A* |2 M& ~. y7 ~+ d0 j
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例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be 4 B5 R7 w- f- r3 L0 Z. j* _, R
gilding the lily. ! I$ b# y. O1 |
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
: D) c+ A) z' L6 @5 V/ f' |. c8 o 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 \; \5 H- D0 |! V 能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:- k& \: e+ ?( |: \: u, G
Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that
% g c0 `, \7 L( } was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a; |! d+ ~& o6 }
perfume on the violet, /To smooth the ice, or add another hue/Unto
. K& G4 ]2 ^% a. w( G6 S2 T the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of
7 }5 n7 w, T" r# w4 U) C heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. 2 d9 D0 N0 n" F3 y
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, T+ F" p( \; B7 S" `& q9 G2 t
,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+ V3 ~; w: H2 Z8 ?1 _
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. Q1 U* o3 e" Y( I/ O* H
过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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