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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足
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释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement/ K0 @" ]! a z3 ~: _' T6 L$ ?
/ n1 ^; Y0 y, X4 G3 Q例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be 8 p: A7 L5 _3 x
gilding the lily.
+ o- p6 [& c3 r1 | 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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4 f3 J( E+ h* F3 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$ h2 R% q3 C/ B" X
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
7 ~5 |, ]) W: r- F3 g/ K% l 能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:/ E/ n2 T2 f: ?" E3 `
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
- B* W) V d3 P1 y' l% q& t7 { the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of
. k3 d$ _0 A, Y( R heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.
2 M$ o0 ~2 h6 C( T) F 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( A& g* P# m/ n, [8 u
,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
; t! |+ v$ }( V1 Z: f 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
" k6 a! K% C, w& z7 l, V 过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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