[ 畫 蛇 添 足 ] 寫 成 英 文 你 會 嗎 ?

1.畫 蛇 添 足Superfluous or
paint a snake with feet

2.hold a candle to the sun,
太阳底下点蜡烛,多此一举;做徒劳无益的事

3. send coals to NEWCASTLE
向煤区运煤，做徒劳无益的事，多此一举，白费力气；画蛇添足
4.bring owls to Athens,(hold a candle to the sun)
多此一举

2009-01-29 22:04:43 補充：
一了百了ONE FINISHED
一刀兩段be　ｃｕｔ　ｏｆｆ　ａｔ　ａ　ｓｉｎｇｌｅ　ｂｌｏｗ
一口回絕flatly refuse
一口否認flatly deny
一口咬定cling to one's view
一寸光陰一寸金an inch of time is worth an inch of gold
一不作，二不休seek neither fame nor gain (fortune)
等等.........

Don't "paint/gild the lily". 不要在百合花上塗金, 出自莎士比亞.

Today, the followings are really畫 蛇 添 足 , 多此一舉.
Teach Bill Gate how to make money.
Teach Roger Federer how to play tennis.
Tell Tiger Woods what Golf is.

whatiswhat24 's answer is wonderful.

It is me again! O_O

How about these?
To gild refined gold, to paint the lily,
To throw a perfume on the violet,
To smooth the ice, or add another hue
Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light
To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish,
Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.



King John. ACT IV Scene 2.
- William Shakespeare'

More 老外 white folks will understand these. O_O
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- To draw a snake and add feet to it.
- To ruin the effect by adding sth. ; to gild the lily.