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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛# F; X9 L$ o8 q. B0 u9 w" R0 V$ p
释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small
% `1 h% b, f8 g2 W, r4 E- Y 例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket. . ?* ~0 f, q/ P9 p5 ]
The new church wing will cost thousands more. ! v! T V! w! Y1 G" u 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
5 i' s3 Y( \% x2 O, o/ W 才行呢。 8 ?2 M! w0 r, G" [
典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:
: i V1 l9 A0 C) a% G/ C ...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and ; K+ \9 D, U5 N3 X& p; h
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of / R1 {& w1 C& ~* @$ o* W
the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and ( O/ ]+ z6 y0 t: q9 R5 [
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. r+ A1 S+ m q6 I1 E9 q& V
山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?2 v. u8 y$ h3 b4 w; d% }
然后在14节又说:
; D6 [: n6 `7 C$ l Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as 0 b( m/ J9 h( k9 {
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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