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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛
9 f o$ n2 {6 }9 c5 }7 P/ x" A 释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small }: b& S* M" o8 [. c1 _+ r Q
例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket. 7 j; V, ~8 Y$ u- h& f: i
The new church wing will cost thousands more.
, T- }- `; z5 d; z 他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千
/ j8 Y, k5 Z* J0 S( G 才行呢。 $ n4 Y: [7 Y3 h# _( ^9 f* p! M
典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:) |8 n4 c" V: h
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and
1 |6 C. X8 I7 ~" ? meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of
$ m$ d: O- Z" g' i, d the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and
" C I( a1 L1 ^% 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3 O- w* R: [5 Q+ M3 q: b& L- `
山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
" F: Y* h' |( a, a 然后在14节又说:; A' C( h6 [! P% H& A# U0 k# z
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as 5 E8 S- f8 w6 l! V
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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