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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛: h7 ^2 D7 Q2 N) E) a2 f2 l) X+ N
释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small
8 I; e) C' b2 V2 L9 | 例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket. ; ^. b! G$ e1 c$ H [' V
The new church wing will cost thousands more.
2 E( `& f: W( k+ E5 s4 h5 @ 他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千, v4 b5 X2 [5 R4 x
才行呢。
. \7 n; ~! Q% }$ U7 K7 A y3 ? 典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:1 P( A- z0 J& K0 [
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and
+ B" v. Z/ e }$ A0 A7 }3 C meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of 9 g! o; }: w, I9 {! [
the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and
1 t; i" X* C% ]; p" F+ S, [ 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/ X6 @/ S# M" |0 ]
山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?/ Y9 l, h+ F& m5 _$ j
然后在14节又说:
9 L/ o" y( S& U. J Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as / u c9 S" \; l# L% G E
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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