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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足9 W6 F( ?2 B3 W. P; }$ Z
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释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement/ y" X. d/ x4 B
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例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be
2 H* e- h; ?0 t/ V: j4 t5 @ gilding the lily.
% T4 v+ h9 U5 @8 w. ~ 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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% n" ?$ I3 {6 A T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' l' L3 N+ |$ n [
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
+ `% S5 r' M, s) W$ h 能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:: V+ n+ R9 q0 q( j, a4 v9 u& S
Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that $ t. S+ X2 a7 ?6 t9 P8 Q o8 o# Z
was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a i0 w( m0 Z* A
perfume on the violet, /To smooth the ice, or add another hue/Unto " \ E/ Y. A7 ^) D2 i
the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of & e) k0 n9 V$ J$ s9 U+ J- K
heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. 5 q% X2 R' I- j5 Y& ]+ x
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
+ j3 V- J$ _& w ,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! G* I2 D! b$ e
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
* i+ _1 a2 q x9 ~+ b+ m6 z 过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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