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24. gild the lily 画蛇添足$ ?# \! y# J9 u/ d- E0 h0 N
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释义:add unnecessary adornment or supposed improvement; }5 }/ ^. C/ d) U$ L( }
1 B" h0 d8 D* N* v6 {0 Q例句:Offering three different desserts after that elaborate meal would be + I; H2 V! s6 h+ \7 \- {2 Z! \. P
gilding the lily.
, u" B; p- Q0 t! E+ H, w 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- }) F: w" h2 [; _8 b
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/ i- N7 u2 g9 q5 q. r2 N9 j
能扳回局面。索尔茨伯里爵士(Lord Salisbury)说道:
: Y4 s- ]: g! j/ Z" V- j Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, /To guard a title that : e# P# h4 E6 [( F. J+ {' }
was rich before, /to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, /To throw a& h3 o1 i2 z4 T& b7 ]9 p o
perfume on the violet, /To smooth the ice, or add another hue/Unto 5 I j; |: N0 ?. V" a, u- O
the rainbow, or with taper-light/ To seek the beauteous eye of . S B4 H& r4 q! G- [# y, a2 U
heaven to garnish, /Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. 2 n- o' ^* Q# V9 i) l
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
+ F) m- Q( ?/ ^2 p8 I* n ,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 p- \3 ?- A) t8 ^5 Q* @$ E1 d
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$ \; P- `( H: u
过分行为。(梁实秋译) |
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