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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛6 S) E4 b9 W" i) X7 X+ X
释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small9 {8 _ I4 H. ^
例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket. $ r& n P- I- g. k ?
The new church wing will cost thousands more. ; G2 x' R8 k* |- I$ d- Q" p/ j
他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千& h4 I4 f- N6 ?9 `1 q+ j% c0 c$ m- y
才行呢。 7 k. k+ j1 d0 j8 g) P! p
典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:! O. i8 Y1 P I& a4 k& n1 `& U$ d
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and 7 z& ~& y& [* |; _0 o/ D
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of
# M7 V7 W, y( o1 \! y# x the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and
& U* s& J* ]) l& V3 E+ ` 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
% F- |" O0 E1 O, N8 r6 l 山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
# v; M" D* a+ `, N 然后在14节又说:/ m) E* R4 G* R, j7 R
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
. d7 C4 X& w( _- h4 E) A5 ^ 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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