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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足- G8 O6 i4 ^7 ?. L* d. P
$ a" {. x9 }- j6 w6 p" X释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement. d3 s# L, V2 D5 r" i3 O: e6 K& z
3 t, o4 [# h$ I U例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be 9 ] K' B" t4 r$ W& k, D- F! [4 j
gilding the lily. 5 }& F2 D% n. p! ?
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。8 p( p# p9 o: k& _0 b1 e1 O7 R( [
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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
' ^1 L0 G* {7 P9 C6 {6 @2 l 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
2 P' ]+ d% z2 Q, O 能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:
6 y. g* q$ g9 q% n Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that 1 A2 `" e' U- g/ s2 u/ P# e
was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a( [' `- } S! E$ C/ o
perfume on the violet, /To smooth the ice, or add another hue/Unto * }6 ^' S# N) g& y/ Q1 a
the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of
+ C! s3 W5 t9 [& l3 G4 ] heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.
J) d# v' k! O9 d4 t c1 @. @ 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
" q! _3 i) y0 ]! { ,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$ e9 l# w5 W0 I g, x, S( q' I
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2 K' a4 T1 `! \/ U/ c
过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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