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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛
2 `- Q. L; U3 a& r/ _! J 释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small) z, n+ ], J: O! G5 p4 b
例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket. 6 V3 x& ^+ T; d k# t
The new church wing will cost thousands more.
& ~; {4 ^9 @$ j, 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
. I" Y, s$ B+ G0 Y, Q0 j 才行呢。
! l' Y; ^5 M5 v, a) P! D5 @ 典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:
7 g3 M2 v7 {% m) g" i ...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and 5 N7 Y% g1 s$ ~; ?- D8 c3 b' e
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of
3 p0 ^+ e: J2 I the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and
, @0 u& y( e$ Q' u% |: G( @7 C 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* L; P- X3 t- g- k- _# D) `
山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?9 |1 L/ p" Q& z7 o
然后在14节又说:, U$ Q3 i4 f4 L2 T
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
: ]& f0 c" C, t. ^" u- o1 [6 @ 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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