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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛
% b4 H2 c: g0 U3 C, i) y$ o9 l+ j 释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small
7 u4 I) Z0 ?& q* F- `" ~' r! o/ M 例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket. 3 ^% e5 [2 V/ [7 t$ u
The new church wing will cost thousands more. $ P* ]( Q/ i6 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
& L( X. Z2 C0 B" J, u& c 才行呢。 ) R/ d8 @1 n( R6 u
典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:% r' t& h5 R% {0 j9 [0 ^' m
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and
$ m: F* d- z/ J! ]4 V6 y5 u6 q meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of " J |3 c$ I: X2 U2 d5 o/ _
the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and , t3 n/ F) ]4 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
+ J+ b& j7 }2 d, }+ o1 m. m 山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
+ T( o6 V! @+ O4 }. l3 p 然后在14节又说:
2 p& U$ ^# p! N" H# y Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
0 [6 R- W* p, {8 Z4 { 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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