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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足1 r0 e# z2 i$ l5 Y7 }6 J
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释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement
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0 M; I1 X9 M* K" k4 S例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be
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6 e6 R1 C& ^6 g' o7 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。4 ?8 W5 x5 U r2 {! @
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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, \: q( ~6 `; v
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
% l5 U5 I. I1 c; }/ H 能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:1 Y. T) o/ K7 f4 s9 \
Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that
& @, w% o7 d0 }* v$ b( G5 v. m was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a* A, H" j( N# r: H$ k, a
perfume on the violet, /To smooth the ice, or add another hue/Unto
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heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. 9 }) ?/ \9 B: h0 b0 S! m5 h) ]& K+ n1 q
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! F% M& Y8 o2 u0 ?4 r
,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
1 p3 l0 u" p" @" I8 g: n% |: }; V7 _ 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/ n7 e- y @) T, z2 K5 o
过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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