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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛
7 c& k: _/ \: ~+ F: V( ~ 释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small4 j2 p3 ~/ A- F
例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket.
9 _. k, @' d$ Z- x# W The new church wing will cost thousands more.
# W5 O6 m! `. 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( b0 x% W3 U0 s8 H% W1 }
才行呢。 & S, c$ e0 j# h R* w
典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:# M; U% _; @( V! n7 d
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and 3 n& r) n3 P2 I4 a1 L* v) Q
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of # O9 N# S; s9 `; I- i8 A4 e4 ~
the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and
3 A5 n" V6 |7 k* `* L 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
x% p; O: H. X 山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
8 l$ ^* Q S4 v4 f' I 然后在14节又说:9 }/ G( L+ C. y$ {, `& g& @, h' ^4 G; W
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
9 U: l7 H: L. p8 h' w7 V5 k3 { 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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