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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛6 N3 ]( i; U$ k" C' J& e2 A, |
释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small; c; `; O* C1 J" s3 i
例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket. : P' E+ ^6 I4 V# _/ G7 A* c a' s
The new church wing will cost thousands more.
! ? P- ^# K, C; B" M: g 他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千
9 g% s- I- @3 D+ u% W- y 才行呢。
- Z5 k7 Z+ Z |8 N' @ 典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:3 o: N9 Q% n1 h3 k
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and 5 k) P: h% {" F; z
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of
6 N* L. F5 i" V8 L" i6 U3 P the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and
4 r- _, b+ z) R5 K) N/ v- j the hills in a balance? 谁能用手心量诸水, 用手虎口量苍天,用升斗盛大地的尘土,用秤称9 H, A- P$ m a5 ?" P" ~0 k* Z
山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
! u4 {$ }: J+ a1 H. x. G" J 然后在14节又说:
" y2 g( ?3 u, k8 C# P# x Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
2 }6 J) y, I2 R% l6 C/ z the small dust of the balance... 看哪!万民都像水桶中的一滴,又算如天平上的微尘。······ |
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