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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛
n$ O Q, {0 Z8 K 释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small
6 d) H! _; E/ F 例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket. 2 j$ [. U7 r' X) p* I# @, z
The new church wing will cost thousands more.
% d' d' s# |7 p- ~ 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 V) L0 ^8 d- b9 g; I+ m
才行呢。 / C2 J8 V. L5 V) I- Z* T+ `, o
典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:
0 P) S# C. k; d% P6 t ...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and
0 a2 ]6 ?! U& j$ }; S7 L meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of
; p3 W7 y4 @. l3 h7 Z* ~5 H the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and
5 Y, C, k, G) J7 H q5 Y 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
* \% P0 m! y$ s5 U0 o6 q 山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?3 j, e- s+ B/ B8 B3 V& q
然后在14节又说:! l, d- c" B3 M% U1 C) q
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as 3 W. Q. B; a/ } ]1 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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