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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足7 i: e& e! m1 x+ B0 S2 K6 T: G
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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 % x7 q v. l, c0 Z! _" Y5 O
gilding the lily.
$ F& ~5 V4 q; _- h 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。# @% o& d: j0 Z# `$ }" b7 I9 K6 E
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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9 U$ h% S; M6 O4 V) Z
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
7 f3 X- H) v0 s 能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道: b5 P; x6 q9 K! k5 T
Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that
' h. }4 z. P4 m* ~: V was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a8 x7 x5 Y/ L% p) ^9 S3 l; u
perfume on the violet, /To smooth the ice, or add another hue/Unto
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% S$ {7 C; m n& f3 j3 i$ ] heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. # E2 l+ ]; r; {3 K& H! ~ b K
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
' o# }, H5 e. d# |9 h( ~ ,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 ?: P0 {. ^9 }3 W: l! 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/ j& M$ L. q9 |: r) d( r
过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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