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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足
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释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement
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* l* p7 }" K1 o3 _5 L# m例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be
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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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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
) Z, R8 q; q, w; a- ]+ g$ Q; M$ s 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 _4 _: i5 x. v 能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:+ D& e/ Q. e& b% t6 C8 B$ Z
Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that
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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.
* X5 ~( s8 n2 n) P& e; T# ~& F/ y 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% w/ l, G% N5 [! B! j7 b T- 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
9 `) e" n3 g3 y3 X- ^ 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
/ t- L: o% u$ a1 }, f6 M 过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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