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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛/ \- V) }" c; Y! c/ M/ C% K' k' ` b
释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small
! ?9 e) s9 i) b* {- K 例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket.
! r8 X! h5 C; b8 t* I. ?- ]* g2 z1 l2 a The new church wing will cost thousands more.
. n v, g* R! L/ o! y' O# @ 他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千
; r( z. r* h. _5 _3 T 才行呢。
+ r% t8 @( g. |& X0 }6 ? 典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:6 B& ?& e) L9 `+ E8 [
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and " P9 _# F$ _0 @1 p6 r2 M
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of
! \; \' ^4 [5 I3 S w: N2 F the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and
2 c* q9 |6 _/ q$ R, ~3 S 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 H9 Q' P, B$ M
山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?2 l1 q# f {' P$ }1 z4 l
然后在14节又说:7 h3 \ I. m8 t+ m
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
9 i9 L! s' N: G# Y0 g6 L 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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