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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛) G) n! ?, R4 K" Q
释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small5 ^! {+ _* f1 e, w/ w
例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket.
" p' |3 k( T0 Y8 i. y0 [/ ^ The new church wing will cost thousands more.
/ B& h1 U6 E& e2 c1 I, |9 E 他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千
0 U" d$ x5 c$ p, [ 才行呢。
3 D+ k9 e O( y; V 典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:, L* E4 S3 v( F5 S) O4 H
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and + t2 p, `4 q7 {5 O- g2 L* O+ D7 n
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of
$ d. I5 B5 K6 _0 f the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and ( G$ a g4 W7 }3 V9 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" c$ b$ x4 h; [3 v* G
山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?- G, k' S* ]0 |1 n
然后在14节又说:
5 d) U" l4 B3 {, V$ M) {" Q Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
- @/ j1 j# H4 ^3 D2 Y3 K 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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