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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足' x2 s4 C: M# E9 O6 W6 k# _
# A/ @5 Z7 I: ~1 ~' _释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement
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1 r: X. r1 @) B. z( Y7 D: Y N/ a: o* j例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be
6 o1 O" h, \8 B3 h) B gilding the lily.
. {; i3 D4 K! y( X5 N' P+ S 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。. m* `6 k! G2 `" p- C2 h5 n8 r
3 X' E4 z) C( |0 T" k5 g; m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
" i2 j8 S8 P: m. w9 x/ Q- L 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
4 q0 T% U* Z, ] 能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:
. z4 k7 i) @- N7 t Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that 4 m; M* k5 V7 c0 U( z8 P8 s
was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a
5 l' ], f5 w; F5 ?/ Z0 I perfume on the violet, /To smooth the ice, or add another hue/Unto
# n' X, }% L9 D, r k1 m the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of
3 |: _1 a9 Z: y+ l heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. 9 R9 r0 {1 B v3 y0 O" |5 |
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
) v3 l4 S! p! T 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7 }: F- Z2 g8 Q% 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8 }* [" C& y5 h$ X l. ~( V# j
过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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