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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛% w/ K+ v# M0 C- s. S0 Y% R# b
释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small% w0 T, ~% `$ N9 s
例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket.
5 |1 X( {# l5 R6 [' m The new church wing will cost thousands more.
4 L! L- W. J' O- S 他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千1 X+ T7 J6 b; t# t
才行呢。 ( i& O1 ~, G7 d& x, @
典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:
. h1 k) ~- F, s3 W D( K ...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and c! I4 K8 Q( x" `, V
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of ; q: `/ Z# W" \- }* `/ v, X- d0 Q
the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and ) u g( B. f1 b9 k! \
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
) `1 m) X6 Y( D. F6 O2 b$ x 山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
' j5 A8 |5 K$ q1 v. t3 ~ 然后在14节又说:
& }$ b* N5 A1 @2 c) Z Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as 3 g0 y7 D' B! \" A4 `$ G7 {# |
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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