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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛
6 d, ]7 U: m m% ^$ ~ 释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small
! ` B) C- P$ e$ W- C, p 例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket.
6 D0 P/ U/ |! H1 ` C, e; A The new church wing will cost thousands more. 5 _ Q& M7 w* |1 k0 B( k7 R0 c
他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千
3 c6 |1 ?& h( f. m0 V4 b) E0 w 才行呢。 1 S" ?) t% U$ Y- j- N/ |: A" s
典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:
0 y* o0 @* k# ~9 w2 H ...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and . A( E6 h+ C# A. U! ^
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of , u! U3 x* q7 A% ^
the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and
# r$ @9 W2 u" ?" b$ j 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
+ x0 w. R. z1 a7 \: H 山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?& W t, d; ]2 s* D1 E' H2 d
然后在14节又说:' D- F. z2 {: q2 b
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as ( n2 }# G) @$ i2 ^" _# K
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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