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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足
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释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement @1 j9 w& l& b. E6 _) `3 K! m
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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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" h- W/ l7 `& N# e: s9 b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6 D/ k5 U9 Y+ R' f/ ~/ m4 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
1 L/ h5 v" b6 {; f' H% t 能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:3 H: T; R% n1 l2 U3 J. G
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. ' f- {9 M% T9 I! O
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
5 Z4 c; K A I4 Y# `7 g M ,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) H9 \4 \8 ?" p/ a9 C% I
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& e( c( G8 F& f) m; X7 B
过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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