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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛
, C+ J1 C8 E0 g. s9 t 释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small
( S" C7 z! Z% `- H A; v 例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket. # m) ~& L; d- y) z
The new church wing will cost thousands more.
' B1 W8 M0 d. h/ J! K; x- u. T/ 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! x* w, a* a6 N5 ^2 `' f. b; u- A
才行呢。 1 A1 V( q- G& I, _& \4 u
典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:/ Q$ V6 G8 @/ U: x7 z6 D
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and
v% z. B; c, i/ f) ?* J meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of
, O( k0 b* V0 q8 q n% h the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and
( A- W4 v' H; n9 Q9 W 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
p# H. D- `& z! Y- d 山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
" O: \, l6 [- Y6 d! E! z4 k 然后在14节又说:3 c/ Q% [1 u k$ h. z8 f: K! e
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as , l4 V2 @: {7 ~0 H
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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