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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛
- ^' N8 j. C! e" l, {( ~# z% J6 x U 释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small
1 x/ Q' }% V$ S* X- s( O: ? 例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket. / ~9 H4 [. L: s
The new church wing will cost thousands more. - R H( [0 o/ h- G1 ^
他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千
: q4 u6 i/ ]) o+ J 才行呢。
' H* H# ]; g4 {& i5 e 典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:9 s, O/ L( e; S7 j7 H, o
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and $ y+ F: a) T' {2 }2 U; d; Y
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of
, E z }/ C! A- P/ a5 h. c the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and 9 v Q; t# ]& B" A
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
1 {& _, Z; G7 _ 山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?# i/ z& {9 q9 L" s8 z9 @1 W
然后在14节又说:
! B; m$ n9 ^' I* M" w, J; u& x Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as x6 `* G# L1 j4 F1 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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