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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足
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释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement
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% }7 C- b! U4 W. y6 l2 M例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be 9 z1 v( g1 Q" {# W
gilding the lily.
9 B6 U0 }- J- g/ A4 | 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
; m) z; T& n5 e6 x 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! O3 `) |9 ?: Q3 ^
能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:( t }$ w3 G! e* L5 z
Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that 0 v4 p' }5 n# @& a6 c
was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a+ s# `2 @" ^' L4 E5 a) Q; T
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. # W/ A; R2 i, c2 V) j6 g; b
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* @5 U3 O: E- N% U7 @, 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4 u0 ?5 V$ w6 N
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/ W% w; f, q7 P4 d# }3 ~
过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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