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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足
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: y! Z, I2 {4 m/ v释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement
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7 I& D5 P% G# I7 U4 r例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be / E8 u6 w4 `; {& c- V
gilding the lily.
9 D- B% E4 x, n+ E 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。" t1 _. |( }4 l1 Y l+ D6 s
6 C1 D( W2 P& q x2 R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
# C! `# c0 g: d- t- m5 [3 A- f 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3 n( E2 Y6 k$ b( X8 y& f& x7 l- u
能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:
% |- I/ t) c9 l. t, Z9 @ Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that
8 J9 e$ A4 G R" \+ n was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a
4 P l; a+ q6 A) d( ~2 T perfume on the violet, /To smooth the ice, or add another hue/Unto
; D" V2 V. M7 U, g4 @ the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of
$ K4 {! _6 g$ r" D0 s! G heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.
# y! `9 ^9 k' V# ] 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. _8 U( [# k( D% _; Q9 H" a
,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" g1 W+ {) l9 v+ k- s: T
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6 C+ u, Y0 c* S# Q
过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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