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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛
! O( C0 N% F! ] 释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small4 u( K; s6 W. j+ C- P
例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket. J ~" L% c; i6 S0 ~
The new church wing will cost thousands more. * t) Z) r7 L8 g9 }: l
他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千
& w) F. Y6 z- ~. X, O5 v0 G 才行呢。
" y0 M) a- X7 e: X2 ?# D8 I. W 典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:. t) m* @" z1 B7 W0 F
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and + U" l$ o s E# c; `4 L. d
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of
7 L" z* [, [5 V$ D3 K) c7 A. v the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and
' C: g5 d) y' Y! x2 N+ @+ M 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2 L$ }$ z/ A$ [1 c
山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?) S X' O' h: ^/ \- f
然后在14节又说:
+ V: H1 C; ?1 O- g7 _) L" y Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as : ~: n$ ]* a$ b6 E* C7 i8 [, _% Q) @
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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