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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足
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9 |/ p0 T9 T( U- w7 j释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement9 x3 e6 O3 U' y5 i. O3 b% T
) U* s4 K+ I# c例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be 8 r* d7 ~+ C4 u. v& [) ^8 e2 h& ?
gilding the lily. # R; J6 R: g% ?: _) ]) B/ c
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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! l# V- C; x0 Q- F- f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
( Z5 e9 R* o P0 S8 Y" C) v5 K: p4 t) x 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
2 }6 A( U$ J! ]# j- c Y/ [ 能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:
$ R8 ~- d7 B, j Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that ) j2 _3 u0 N4 ]0 N6 s5 c7 ]7 R
was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a
6 O& Q! P4 b! Q5 D* \ perfume on the violet, /To smooth the ice, or add another hue/Unto
9 r" f( ]& Y* }& m! J the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of
% k# q( n% O' U% g heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.
' v2 a. ]. t2 ~* i( X# C" H2 c 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
! v" ]: L9 B* F" N+ s ,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# G" Z4 N& d& K, y, N2 W7 h
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
' u$ D1 P' ?" m 过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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