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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛
9 W. x2 P- j3 J6 u! I, V$ Q$ { 释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small; ^$ \4 a9 h4 ]" l7 |; c
例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket.
- w7 y4 R4 f0 b% t, W3 o- _ The new church wing will cost thousands more. , L; i( q5 W) g$ j
他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千
, c* X* \1 M M8 Z7 a4 [ 才行呢。 9 K% R2 [% N5 g z
典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:( J0 w# l' s. V$ ^0 a. Q
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and 9 \: W a, z7 Z: Z$ V
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of 2 R+ e( D& o+ U
the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and 7 V1 `; v% r# E) K# U6 n* _, b
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+ P2 B Y6 K& T0 R* N6 A" e" T" [
山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
0 T U" ]' B+ ]7 X* S 然后在14节又说:" c% E; p: I& W" @, B% o* h
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
$ G% x4 `( F+ j 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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