寓言故事翻译之画蛇添足[一句中文对应一句英文}

gild and lily

画蛇添足
Drawing a snake and Adding Feet

战国时代有个楚国人祭他的祖先。
Chu in the Warring States era there was a human sacrifice of his ancestors.

仪式结束后，他拿出一壶酒赏给手下的几个人。
After the ceremony, he Shang Ji Yi Hujiu come up with a few people's hands.

大家商量说：“我们都来画蛇，谁先画好谁就喝这壶酒。”
We discuss said: "We have to draw a snake, who will draw a good drink Hujiu this."

其中有一个人先画好了。
One of the first people draw it.

但他看到同伴还没有画完，就又给蛇添上了脚。
But he has not seen his Huawan, but also add a foot snake.

这时，另一个人也画好了，夺过酒壶吧酒喝了，并且说：“蛇本来是没有脚的，你怎么能给它添上脚呢？”
At this time, another person was also a good draw, grabbed a flagon you drink, and said: "The snake was not the foot, how you can add its Foot?"

Don't gild the lily

不要给百合花镀金

gild and lily

画蛇添足
Drawing a snake and Adding Feet

战国时代有个楚国人祭他的祖先。仪式结束后，他拿出一壶酒赏给手下的几个人。大家商量说：“我们都来画蛇，谁先画好谁就喝这壶