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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足& S2 w% }) l8 g# w+ Z
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释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement
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例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be
9 w( e5 E' m, n- R gilding the lily. : U8 [$ I* y: y( F# S
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: t. s& F/ A. |3 U7 _$ @, m' m0 }/ P
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! `/ f6 e) z. @3 Z- {. c% _
能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:
8 \- J5 F0 w& E: ?% `- V) z7 @ Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that
' B# ^9 g1 o/ x8 g3 U was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a8 _. I) \- V' f" l: ]
perfume on the violet, /To smooth the ice, or add another hue/Unto
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) F6 G; {0 x6 J5 k3 V9 G5 | heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.
+ F7 G6 K+ c: u6 ?8 _3 |* d 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- H% x* @3 j) I% c
,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
: W. ]9 f+ v* _2 C9 v 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
( a$ ^8 g$ {& P. Y; z7 m( b* V 过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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