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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足0 A! Z- O% u$ h: o- P4 N
, q( I" _, B+ q0 ]# ?8 U6 W释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement3 G# G: K6 P. z% J$ \, I* e
5 n, n0 E* J" L; E. g& y0 ~( T例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be $ l! D: g1 D$ `' K2 R
gilding the lily. ' [) c4 b. q5 e$ |! _9 [, [
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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; Y( _1 r5 n: V) K5 ?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
# d$ C; z3 L& e: x+ T: 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
: {2 Y& a7 o9 `7 R# U9 D9 R) h/ j q 能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:
) V+ L% I+ _3 l8 n z( m! B% v Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that
: d' Y% k9 O0 T6 U* F1 {* V was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a
* p, p, j% v& ^1 K; r perfume on the violet, /To smooth the ice, or add another hue/Unto
& _; H' l9 {- [3 A% _2 V the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of
6 v7 u2 I: I# U. S heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.
" G1 M3 |8 z$ r/ C6 p7 L 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
- I0 s5 I& H3 M& O0 a" ~) Z ,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' m7 v* X' L, v; i* G" ^7 Y
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
) {1 t3 U2 t5 G( U 过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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