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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛
2 s; g1 V# H% l6 n5 } 释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small
2 Q. ^2 w- |" _/ N6 }& z4 u 例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket.
1 u2 R" @, S; @, F The new church wing will cost thousands more. ( ]3 ^+ N+ b# L( S. j4 o
他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千) S3 j; ^# y- c- X2 V, U% ` B+ i. c
才行呢。 ' a: K2 G- U) u; W- q- r
典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:2 c) u4 U7 J0 `
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and / r( U1 _/ k: |/ u. V8 r
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of
! I* v9 P0 P! z* i the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and , R5 M2 G7 F. x+ |
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. e3 w) m- g) D4 B0 \ ~+ |
山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?% ^8 K% N( A8 z+ Q4 P3 F
然后在14节又说:; d- X7 U5 |* Z6 @8 V9 [5 F4 U
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as 1 j6 V6 f" ~# L: O
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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