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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛5 Q/ b% Z9 J; q8 ^, O. e' d
释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small
, }6 y6 d9 C( O* H, F 例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket. 9 f. [4 j k6 E8 B
The new church wing will cost thousands more.
6 |3 B3 r. W7 J) h/ 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
3 k' `" v$ w m$ X4 o. e 才行呢。
, Y$ s. K$ e$ c6 a4 v" @4 { 典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:/ B" T0 R4 h1 b3 q4 k- v0 S% w
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and # X5 }1 N* ?1 o. i, F" {
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of 0 c/ A0 Q1 Q9 W4 I* q
the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and 2 w9 V) X2 ~( ^3 i
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" }" G3 C: J/ _- j+ q
山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
7 o1 U- W3 }' w+ d, e5 I1 f 然后在14节又说:
# o, S! a7 j" J) W* E6 M7 P" Q: C% z Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
8 Y* B1 l# R: p9 n5 \ 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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