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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛
% T' |: ^/ D6 T' K' J 释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small
- l$ G/ O6 |0 r 例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket. ' S/ @1 {, D) \1 q
The new church wing will cost thousands more. 0 R+ ^8 p" a( e( @- v1 J
他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千
& o' i7 A# e, l m( X* p$ R4 V. l 才行呢。 6 O! Z1 x8 O' W; i, W3 A2 ]# ~
典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:' I' l: j# u, K! d
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and / Z& g. @: y; A- T6 z
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of - Q, S n C; _
the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and
1 \, P6 `# H* @3 Y) 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 o, @, C5 }1 V* X$ j; M 山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
& R! U5 L# j2 |1 N& H( F 然后在14节又说: ]! E; P5 z. y
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
0 A% f/ B3 B! D1 [( G* T, Y 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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