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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛# t, m1 ]2 l& Y4 l1 K
释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small$ z# r' J3 I& J' `
例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket. , t4 T9 N' ^. D" s( y1 x }" Z
The new church wing will cost thousands more.
$ Z- z! p# g, 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, h4 v7 ~$ f+ l, j
才行呢。
/ Z& r U$ k/ h P, u 典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:: o) j! q6 s1 X% @1 d
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and ! i& ?* G4 f2 ^, j5 c: ~5 g! C
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of
$ D/ Y7 e; [2 X" C- \! `: m the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and ! I% e1 u, ? ^5 F
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
8 W/ \' P& E1 f M, W. @ 山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
" d& B( ?" f7 _1 n2 Z 然后在14节又说:
1 g8 v6 Z C. L5 `& z Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
% X& Z& L# Q: y 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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