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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛
! Y+ ?& @; A3 t& ? g+ z: ]9 [4 ~ 释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small& R% z( \+ F; E( U( g m$ r0 ]. z
例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket. : {9 [: s9 i; @9 D
The new church wing will cost thousands more.
3 V- k( O" Q, p6 L; n) ` 他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千
+ q/ n6 v2 X$ ]7 R 才行呢。
+ t- a4 [3 i; `- i$ u 典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:/ n# z0 b. ?, E6 R
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and
7 z, x0 P3 U1 f1 r meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of 0 D+ ]" Q" N# E1 w. ~$ B
the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and 1 l V" F7 S; D2 @. p
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) P6 k+ [" r4 m& S( y! J
山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
+ ~9 k+ i+ _7 n( d& ]0 Y3 r 然后在14节又说:6 u9 ^# C- p, l
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as % d; d' n1 O) W6 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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