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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛 ]3 f6 }; ~ w/ J
释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small
7 o- J8 f% b1 X9 c% w8 M* v2 K 例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket.
, J0 a1 n& Q, Q, Z The new church wing will cost thousands more. ; S3 d: a/ Z& J& M
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: M1 U2 m' M5 ? 才行呢。
. t* Z) e4 h, q9 P7 H 典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:
' ]/ C1 @7 d) _+ {* }+ ~ ...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and $ M3 {3 E: l0 j6 W# O: v5 r+ D
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of
4 X4 p& i7 ?/ k3 \ p the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and $ Z$ o6 w/ v' r/ J5 `) }' Y0 b/ N
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
. R( N2 @# d% I0 B+ {) L$ t 山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
: h. C; Z- C* Q: {8 b7 _ 然后在14节又说:
$ z* ^% D% _8 D- c5 ~, C$ l0 G0 N3 x Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
/ o5 s' X! E5 f* [" P- N 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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