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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛
' \ C9 ~' w! |, S 释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small7 s( ~ w# N+ A3 e. l# n8 T
例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket. ; Q) T. f5 W, m l% I5 s
The new church wing will cost thousands more.
`' M# [, O& @9 F2 ? 他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千
, U3 b2 b( w9 g, s+ y; ~ 才行呢。
7 h( k6 l( T% k: R# d 典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:, B( }9 e! W$ x* o! n H4 u+ ^& @( U
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and
. Y- U, n- s2 y6 H8 T3 M meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of & J% j" W# i* Q: d/ v0 B
the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and . \: p# _' f4 Q6 y7 f
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8 v/ n8 X+ N1 ^1 H* {3 `, m
山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
6 G* N ]* N( o* A: W& w 然后在14节又说:5 f1 G$ N) v f
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
6 I2 w; y/ K/ O* f# q 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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