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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足
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. `3 |8 ^2 r$ _. s释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement2 F: O8 F% f n6 u4 h
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例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be
" D: Y- I+ A4 I0 k9 e7 K8 U gilding the lily.
3 {3 l* A( l3 E; n6 Z! Y: 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。; J1 R7 H+ z0 t
" g: z5 C! Z3 f4 ~: u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
! ~0 e3 t- w: |* M 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
w9 P/ M$ y3 ]) N: O 能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:
- _( t3 g; D/ K! b8 S Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that
% t' Y8 r6 _. ^. ` was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a
+ E5 z6 ~3 v$ f+ U$ ~" Z perfume on the violet, /To smooth the ice, or add another hue/Unto
" ~1 V3 j2 w1 A" f3 K the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of
% f" [! {7 ?- X( V heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.
+ _- e' o3 ?- K2 W4 i% N 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$ ^( q3 l$ x( u7 d1 K
,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
) ~! r2 J; l) F- s4 I) i7 ` 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/ _9 L; }* x3 Y8 L9 E
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