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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛7 T$ r# f+ |) i8 |+ Y2 g
释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small6 s, Y1 ~& ~$ T. k
例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket.
2 d. h$ T* a. X% g The new church wing will cost thousands more.
8 E1 M) r+ m3 c' t Q k( H 他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千
* x! ]+ _; {, o: C! N 才行呢。
1 R* G, [) M& o) p5 n 典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:9 O: h. c6 J6 G) S ^% ?
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and 5 e2 s4 F& u$ z! {
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of
^, X. K* S, g ~/ z the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and ; T8 ^& n' o) w( y6 w3 ^2 D5 o
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 x3 m2 H5 p% A6 m. O$ N3 q
山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
/ y8 R. E) @( b1 s1 r 然后在14节又说:4 j& k2 E/ w: x
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as , x: A3 m5 Q- D5 ^! H
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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