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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛
! E! g6 l- w3 ^4 l/ g1 L& M' p 释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small
6 y2 n4 C9 a# A5 Q( J 例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket.
( p, [& V( V( G4 p' ~& F3 D The new church wing will cost thousands more. . N, t5 [0 A: ?" @+ ?2 g
他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千
2 B9 W L, K$ P+ U 才行呢。 - s) s, b, A. A$ d2 F6 L5 h U
典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:& I2 i8 _; R; k6 Z
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and
6 U$ F7 y4 j( a: B meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of # k U/ B, R, }9 [% ^# j
the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and
/ a+ s8 W6 R1 X+ R! r 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
+ C T2 G- q, j+ j 山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
! g# Q3 B. e |# }4 q# Q 然后在14节又说:+ ^2 n$ g* d, q7 ?4 _
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
- h: B/ G# b' _1 ] 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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