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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足4 \5 m* ^+ u$ ^) G7 d
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释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement
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. c' C# E" \" p& c6 _$ p3 R. U- u( ]$ e例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be 6 @# \6 b0 q$ s, W l/ k
gilding the lily. - C) {2 I: f& u$ u
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。0 L# L4 b' O4 y/ K
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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- K% I9 Q+ M3 a* w# b
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
; f) E, l+ ^9 X- F 能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:: y' Z. y5 d' b( h# v
Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that
( R- M" L& o7 P2 ^4 W- k# z- I" H was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a
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the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of 0 r0 E3 J' F! A7 d' Z5 P
heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. 3 Y g! `: [0 P1 c6 k) y4 O3 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
8 \- s8 [3 H- m; N6 A- }+ g0 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1 H7 ^" |; X% H5 p& S& R" m! l
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
( n/ k( x, _8 l' q 过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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