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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足
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释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement+ J* |7 D8 z9 N x; m9 _
# ]% K% k ?: ~) }( v例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be , m4 S! o4 J+ f) _9 I# h
gilding the lily. + z+ t' G( I! J# X6 K2 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。- ?: `, E j) l& e
) ?0 J, _8 ?' {3 ~& ?1 d4 ]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
9 d! |" e; l0 A; Z 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# a! s' g9 g2 ?' r! j1 C" @
能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:6 E! {3 K) W3 x, D
Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that E' o5 @1 N8 J& z7 V7 O
was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a! O+ [! ?2 E2 g; Q/ l1 d1 h% I
perfume on the violet, /To smooth the ice, or add another hue/Unto ( A/ }0 G: k$ e5 I. w6 {1 |8 {
the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of
C% s& u: S8 H' b9 e8 ?7 T heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.
8 c- F' a. k/ j0 N6 v. g0 U 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
+ j. Y( G. I* l8 P ,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: P3 y0 y; g2 d
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3 c, F: g0 l" v
过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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