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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足
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8 v! L# t" O0 K3 P) ~0 O9 M- \1 a释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement8 w$ c( I1 c6 `' i6 u3 G" o, `
9 c- r' k6 s- f例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be * I0 s1 b# J ?* _2 {; L8 m
gilding the lily.
m. F* S8 @5 E/ ^; L8 t 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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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 E3 c2 Y O- u U4 Z' J 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$ Y& C, y# q+ `& O; U- w& t
能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:. F' w* i- `7 `' D1 t
Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that 6 Q. m, e* e: C9 G
was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a; q1 _& V, C; o
perfume on the violet, /To smooth the ice, or add another hue/Unto
) ]0 A2 d+ P: C7 j) S# k: E( Q the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of
* v0 e( S7 a- n; \ heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.
* j; [: P. n. A* S& _# { 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
$ i1 {$ T8 G3 i- o5 N$ a. d Q+ H0 J ,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+ k' |2 a- z" H. L
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 D4 ^. S( `1 F 过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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