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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛- c. P7 H9 I; G3 G( \2 F
释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small
9 t. p+ } [* ~/ S- g8 i+ u 例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket.
/ ]+ v' H8 V1 N: [2 x7 ~' r The new church wing will cost thousands more. 3 ?( m# f# `1 k
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 c9 G k2 q
才行呢。
, n7 k( [+ e/ a( B$ l, S$ z! l 典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:
! ^ p. H# A/ n& E# Y: Q2 } f ...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and " d3 {$ B! t% |: g8 h X/ X' a
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of
: f/ {/ ^, O& P w* r+ a0 B the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and 6 T7 U( |# B8 D+ N. @2 t
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
m) h6 }0 y) g 山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?9 c3 Y# D& p7 a' n, s+ i
然后在14节又说:# p* F' |' B% j; N0 P
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
3 N. a. m3 @4 I* p 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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