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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛
' S+ ^4 _8 T; X& E% j, u1 T' M/ X 释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small4 ~* w p/ `; I. t2 [4 F
例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket.
4 w% p' [. S- z$ k1 w The new church wing will cost thousands more.
1 |! ], u" N* @ ^ 他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千4 X9 ^, [- l" t3 p% y. F8 ?
才行呢。
5 L, q: e; @# v: B; A 典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:
+ \: o% N+ ]' L* T3 o ...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and
+ z* \: b; r, W7 t# X5 z, a meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of + a+ z3 t& T& ?6 [8 U
the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and
& F5 U& A" k8 H, J 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- V: h) [) c$ W2 _$ l! @7 N- X# u: r
山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
2 D+ G+ J7 `8 c 然后在14节又说:; }' D$ W p* }- G1 I& L
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
# R- C+ B2 F e f! 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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