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Lily百合花
Lilies are large flowers that look like a trumpet.They are usually clear white.So“lily—white”means“pure white”.In Christian countries the white lily stands for purity.A pure,beautiful girl is often likened toa white lily.
When something is already very good or very beautiful,do not add anything unnecessary to it.If you do,you will spoil it.Chinese peoplecall this“drawing a snake with feet added”.English refer to it a“painting the lily”.
百合花是形状似喇叭的大花。它通常呈净白色,因此,“lilywhite”的意思是“纯白”。在信仰基督教的国家里,百合花象征纯洁。纯真美丽的姑娘常常被比作白色的百合花。
当某种事物已经极好或极美的时候,不要再给他加上任何不必要的东西。如果你这样做,那准会破坏它。中国人把这种现象叫做“画蛇添足”;英国人则指此为“给百合花上色”。
Rose玫瑰
The rose is one of the most beautiful of all flowers.It has a sweet smell,and usually comes in four colors:red,pink,yellow and white.It isa symbol of loveliness.So,naturally,when“rose”is used figuratively.it usually stands for someone lovely or something pleasant.Here are some examples:
“Jill was the rose of the party.”
“Everything is coming up roses.”
“Her life has been a bed of roses.”
“Life won’t be roses all the wav.”
However,roses have thorns-thus,the proverb“No rose without a thorn.”It means that most wonderful things have a bad side of them.
玫瑰是所有花中最美丽的一种。它有着甜甜的香味儿。通常可以分为四种颜色:红色、粉色、黄色和白色。玫瑰还是美好温馨的象征。因此,自然地,当rose用作比喻的时候,一般是代表可爱的人或赏心悦目的事物,下面是几个例子:
“吉尔是晚会上最漂亮的。”
“每件事情都非常圆满。”
“她一直过着舒适的生活。”
“生活不可能永远一帆风顺。”
然而,玫瑰是有刺儿的——由此有了这样的谚语:“没有无刺儿的玫瑰。”它的意思是“大多数美好的事物也是有瑕疵的”。
Lilies are large flowers that look like a trumpet.They are usually clear white.So“lily—white”means“pure white”.In Christian countries the white lily stands for purity.A pure,beautiful girl is often likened toa white lily.
When something is already very good or very beautiful,do not add anything unnecessary to it.If you do,you will spoil it.Chinese peoplecall this“drawing a snake with feet added”.English refer to it a“painting the lily”.
百合花是形状似喇叭的大花。它通常呈净白色,因此,“lilywhite”的意思是“纯白”。在信仰基督教的国家里,百合花象征纯洁。纯真美丽的姑娘常常被比作白色的百合花。
当某种事物已经极好或极美的时候,不要再给他加上任何不必要的东西。如果你这样做,那准会破坏它。中国人把这种现象叫做“画蛇添足”;英国人则指此为“给百合花上色”。
Rose玫瑰
The rose is one of the most beautiful of all flowers.It has a sweet smell,and usually comes in four colors:red,pink,yellow and white.It isa symbol of loveliness.So,naturally,when“rose”is used figuratively.it usually stands for someone lovely or something pleasant.Here are some examples:
“Jill was the rose of the party.”
“Everything is coming up roses.”
“Her life has been a bed of roses.”
“Life won’t be roses all the wav.”
However,roses have thorns-thus,the proverb“No rose without a thorn.”It means that most wonderful things have a bad side of them.
玫瑰是所有花中最美丽的一种。它有着甜甜的香味儿。通常可以分为四种颜色:红色、粉色、黄色和白色。玫瑰还是美好温馨的象征。因此,自然地,当rose用作比喻的时候,一般是代表可爱的人或赏心悦目的事物,下面是几个例子:
“吉尔是晚会上最漂亮的。”
“每件事情都非常圆满。”
“她一直过着舒适的生活。”
“生活不可能永远一帆风顺。”
然而,玫瑰是有刺儿的——由此有了这样的谚语:“没有无刺儿的玫瑰。”它的意思是“大多数美好的事物也是有瑕疵的”。