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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛8 E/ h$ ? E' e8 M9 R& Q5 Q
释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small
3 S, O: X$ ~5 l- j; i 例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket.
1 L% ^5 _) O% p2 F The new church wing will cost thousands more.
7 l! q1 I; c5 w+ c 他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千2 e" M+ L W5 w& B6 C* A! [, O
才行呢。 # Y, \+ f: e( B) O+ m8 D
典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:5 p/ S3 D7 @) r. o* W
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and
9 S7 a: R7 ? r, S% z meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of
# S+ ?1 J- ?% E) S the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and 4 C( `6 b3 l! U2 Z0 X4 e+ h
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5 ]3 k$ }: S( @ S: f! l
山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
6 `, Q- `- W2 r2 e+ Y# Q8 ^1 P 然后在14节又说:
, D1 z( {% M/ C8 X- D* m2 F+ {* x Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
0 C% s+ w0 ?! M1 t& s% D9 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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