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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛
9 ~' c6 Z8 I/ f' e( V: ^ 释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small: U- l; n, l: x3 P+ y! k N
例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket. 5 @, B: V' P( g$ R
The new church wing will cost thousands more.
3 ~! g! g+ t& } J0 ~2 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! \8 F) A9 V- q+ W- N$ I. W* q
才行呢。
6 k; j4 I0 v5 s; K2 ~ r/ f1 G6 v 典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:
7 a6 I& A& p' L ...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and
1 i. O6 Q1 e+ f/ \' o7 Q/ N, w. v4 z meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of 1 U% E) R) s, G P+ @0 E" [& {
the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and
) b0 y9 e6 J$ d! O 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0 [, W9 g8 j' G7 G5 o
山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
# V# ]6 U1 o b 然后在14节又说:
, ]) Z3 v1 t4 s Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
8 O* E7 j/ m2 {7 [, w 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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