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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足" T7 [& o7 } c# y3 T4 U: o' M
' ^0 m! Q. H# Z( p释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement( x% Q2 c2 k) S3 ]# ^/ E* b
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例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be * L$ F0 L, D \) q$ [
gilding the lily.
4 f' e, m8 {; 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。1 \+ t. `6 @7 {2 Q$ c# Q+ s( e
j( H8 a: f: g2 S" p0 T' \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+ d8 `, S3 [+ H9 N0 @# j9 h
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
|) z9 R9 s' ~4 C 能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:
- W6 K6 C, n, Y4 W Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that
& x4 ?0 r" w0 i$ G, K4 ]( c8 D% x was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a
8 Y- Z3 z0 S0 P6 {+ n perfume on the violet, /To smooth the ice, or add another hue/Unto
! ~& l) D4 B8 m4 A the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of
+ R9 ^) E! a3 ]9 n8 v heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. # p J* ]5 T: L: D! i
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
2 s* D5 ~6 e( B3 y: p ,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
' K6 `: j" f; K2 q 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 a+ l# {. N8 z6 L/ J c
过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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