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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足5 Q) T4 a. _, D% p3 R1 W5 t7 h8 C
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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
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2 j" Y6 }# b4 K 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。* b6 k: u0 \$ v- t+ `) r1 `
% z- M, ] |0 E. H: R0 V6 k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$ f( O7 b3 o' x$ R, n
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
9 e2 `9 B4 @+ s- `* z 能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:
6 s1 R3 q% r1 p8 H, S6 x6 K Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that
2 i! Q( n, ?; t. N. ~ K was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a
" D& `4 l( k1 E& _ perfume on the violet, /To smooth the ice, or add another hue/Unto _( C' n6 W; D8 s
the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of
# A( z; W6 s1 {4 O7 ^' `) N heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. , l4 W {3 Q, w) a T
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6 \2 W( S; e& ]4 \- i. G7 Z( H, a
,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
) B B+ q9 F8 @, x, x9 p& z2 [ 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
0 c& E; D f2 V2 }$ ~' q 过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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