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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛 C2 {- ?& D) G" L: E7 m
释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small9 I Z2 A, ?4 k
例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket.
* {8 w" R& Q9 P* l- P2 t; ] The new church wing will cost thousands more.
5 ^( d2 ?! T$ m; v 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 ^8 q' W# A; b: ] 才行呢。
3 ^6 l/ g7 u$ Q& j1 M/ X9 v 典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:
/ O6 h& q9 m% B: X ...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and # ?- r. V+ r2 U
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of
" }; z& v. M8 ^" h& d4 Z9 L1 o0 t the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and
' a7 }; V% p: R4 I! q 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7 [# W5 K* r9 J: V3 e: [
山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?& g( h2 m) |* X" W/ N
然后在14节又说:
4 b* h5 P- X9 x# }$ U: ~. T Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
$ c: c, u$ h, Q/ p6 x, L A 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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