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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足4 {+ B$ H% s& d
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释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement! R/ v" a* S0 U4 V+ H
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例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be
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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。! D; r& b( q2 |; {7 C
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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# T4 n0 Z- j2 z$ K! V) W- K/ 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2 \2 ^8 \' u) g7 ?( ?. n9 q! d7 ]+ P
能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:
! ~; V, ?9 |& Q5 | Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that ' B% ]. W1 U- d: Q" ^
was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a' p" A/ ?5 z! r# B/ n/ Z/ m
perfume on the violet, /To smooth the ice, or add another hue/Unto
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1 C1 q# @& G+ F% f t heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.
1 S- g& j4 \, Y( E# V6 {9 Y 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
% r. D+ G# b6 f7 o; t5 w1 t ,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 | \- O$ k z# a- e: 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
' E2 e+ r- N( `" Y* `0 t- K( m8 O 过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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