李陽(yáng)瘋狂英語(yǔ)系列之 長(zhǎng)句翻譯 02
2008-10-08 14:57
畫(huà)蛇添足:
1.Draw a snake and add feet to it
something,thereby spoiling it
the effect by adding somthing superfluous
over/reach the mark is just as bad as not reaching it
5.gild the lily/fan the breezes
* 這句話把要說(shuō)的意思說(shuō)的很清楚了。
(These few words are sufficient to express what you want to say.Anything further would be overdoing it.)
畫(huà)龍點(diǎn)睛:
1.Bring a picture of a dragon to life be putting in the pupils of its eyes
the finishing touches on sth.
to life
life into something
the crucial touch to something
a word or two to clinch the point
* 他給這幅畫(huà)做了幾筆最后的潤(rùn)色。
(He gave the picture a few finishing touches.)
* 那幅畫(huà)我?guī)缀蹩焱瓿闪恕N抑恍枰?huà)龍點(diǎn)睛。
(I'm almost done with the painting.I just need to put on the finishing touches.)