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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足" I$ w- ^# l2 Q+ S6 i
" {1 I, @; y7 v" ]+ V释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement
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, M, _4 o6 e: ~' x- b例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be
! y ^4 C3 A7 J. O2 N( | gilding the lily.
% a- P# ~! r0 m) [ 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。* A1 J, Q0 o- N6 b" O6 X
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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6 [9 C6 F% X3 h9 S# t( `* g
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/ w& ~, _8 o0 ?9 }4 Q- O o" x
能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:
% `- K6 Q, s% O* Y7 y* u4 y Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that
5 ] w1 X# X; f0 x! F( n! { was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a
2 g6 G$ R/ w4 p1 o 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.
6 j y0 r& z" v- ~" m) p" w 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
+ h0 _! Q" b9 ~3 w( R ,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 c; s( G9 G% y, \: u+ p2 X4 Z
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
: @# c$ R2 _. \8 e8 Y 过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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