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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足
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4 U' I( F) ~ X' Y9 @释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement
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例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be / Z" m0 f, ~% ]4 D1 }5 p- I
gilding the lily. 5 p' |& m5 W5 N& w; B; M: n
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。# n' Q) O' z R# b
/ m6 F& d! \! G1 N1 c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
& ~: j7 d8 _+ j2 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
: e' g+ T8 _3 C5 t 能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:
! d2 i n5 h0 B7 Z# H8 M Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that - y, j+ Y. c" C6 S
was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a! O6 @* O3 K s h+ {1 W4 h
perfume on the violet, /To smooth the ice, or add another hue/Unto
, q% b! L, k# Z the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of
F7 [' t6 c+ L1 b8 `8 d heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. 1 A& [+ y2 ^2 c
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# G5 f6 |( M! Q. V% D6 F" g7 N N* x
,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5 I) m c; `: _1 Y, R3 S8 H ] {: `
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
* T. x: \; {* C 过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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