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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛
' H2 }% y" O! d* d5 M 释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small
. H0 s5 M+ Q: u) G8 } 例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket. ! V6 n- j4 E' [2 E. J
The new church wing will cost thousands more. # d% F D9 k! R) c6 m9 c3 G
他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千& J4 n' X4 H- C' i; K, P
才行呢。 , l; N( C8 Y5 O4 Z [9 s
典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:
# \+ U' N9 Z/ o* } ...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and
' e' m6 X m, V8 X% A meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of
% u, D$ ]+ I. d! b& b the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and
! R( R6 z, q+ k/ h7 P$ L 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
) J4 u1 i T3 I% j2 k% z: n 山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
* y, q2 u' }+ h& o, g# B" E 然后在14节又说:- t$ V* ~9 v, Y6 a$ }
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
4 ]: P; D4 q: F; G: O 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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