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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛2 l" D- R4 w+ @" Q! ~0 ~
释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small/ s1 s4 x' G& `, f/ n, D
例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket. 8 `4 h' L9 b3 o- p2 f+ m/ \
The new church wing will cost thousands more.
! ?8 m7 r* G- u! ?' Z) q( w u 他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千
! c+ F P/ w7 P% d6 V. P) _$ q& Z 才行呢。 2 K$ G1 E/ K6 u* Z) p- e! l
典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:5 M& Y' q5 q. N
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and ) Z8 \" x8 d! _8 l- V
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of
7 i' h Y+ @8 q1 |- y1 d the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and : g' e% Q. z$ L9 k# Q+ l8 {
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( B, Y& y3 W5 G# Z
山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
3 {7 M0 l) h$ P' W 然后在14节又说:
% k0 \7 q: c/ _' D Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
[, L0 D/ I4 A5 l! Y! `5 x 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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