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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛
: A& W& s$ Y8 F I# ~' k6 Z 释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small3 N# K$ \. z. C; q
例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket.
9 G5 n2 J j# W9 D; T The new church wing will cost thousands more. ( @# v; }9 f J* {! Z
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) x+ w8 L. _) y
才行呢。
8 s& m7 f" i- R5 ?" I 典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:
5 \% Z) ]8 ~+ X- v7 ?+ N: W ...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and 4 |/ Q& {8 l& M0 @: `( _+ ~1 B# N
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of
# f& f/ K3 p, ?# _! | the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and & e( v' t* t2 U
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
5 n4 f% R7 o& \" ] H 山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?+ I4 a2 T: N" r9 D
然后在14节又说:
{+ r, Z8 `+ z* Z% |- ~; Z0 P2 w" u Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
2 I, e8 J+ J, u" S9 B9 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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