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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛, {, R4 ]/ V) C
释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small
) Q4 v7 z4 v2 ^& `/ s 例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket.
' \, }, J8 P8 x V, i' x The new church wing will cost thousands more. 4 u; B% b5 V! \- A( H" ?0 Y9 [. w
他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千+ q9 Z" J# b; t. V
才行呢。
; z3 w6 u. w4 K2 A 典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:
. p- \ @6 U' |9 j ...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and 4 a$ \% ~1 r$ d, i k3 A9 t4 b+ |
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of
6 k) z! n8 y5 K4 X9 n+ i# L the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and
/ p6 }# ?: ?9 A& R+ R 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
* y$ c, p& P, f8 k 山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
5 Q7 V1 M3 b' O 然后在14节又说:
A3 r) O9 B' K* d3 S Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as 9 o% [. i- d1 A' Q/ | E
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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