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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛* P3 ?8 G. A, H& l
释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small
6 q; X) @6 w6 s9 S 例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket.
+ c$ m8 l$ Q9 y) \ The new church wing will cost thousands more. , ^. B1 X& m* h2 F& x
他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千6 W& }- V: K+ ]- U
才行呢。 " _6 ]: _. Y3 w+ y. u& M
典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:8 D% h$ J/ L9 u& d, e4 J
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and + w+ Z3 S8 [& ?/ k
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of 3 s& F. y8 t8 {* b# c0 m% E i% U
the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and 7 A" x2 Y- X; d5 \9 I' y4 ?$ 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
9 L! t# @. a, e1 @" q% Q 山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
8 A+ N* s; L3 w2 m2 S 然后在14节又说:
# Q# ^0 t" g; I# U% K Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as 3 T$ f, ^) }0 p; t+ R i* f; a/ o
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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