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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛' V# w1 A/ F' ?$ w: E0 _& i% ~
释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small; m8 I2 [0 m6 t# S
例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket. 5 B' p8 g" a$ y- T# w8 [
The new church wing will cost thousands more. : g, E* z' D: k9 b
他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千
0 e) L# N0 _/ Z 才行呢。
$ _, O, ?4 G6 m 典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话: k1 F, p+ m4 m {! u
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and
7 R$ D: Y/ i" ]4 t9 k, F meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of
2 u. e2 }9 x( W! n! z2 [5 _ the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and 1 {) j& j3 N; f( A& p4 D Z0 k, X
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
- a+ |( e: e) K0 p% k j 山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?* s6 M1 u2 ^/ G p* ]) `4 x
然后在14节又说:
9 A/ z2 z" R/ o$ x; K, E" ^ Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
( t1 g7 v0 O8 q X% \ 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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