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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛
! ^, O) \4 o+ _' o' b( y 释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small, }& L5 C! B* W( C0 `5 l1 I
例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket.
7 ^. Y5 X" L) J9 z' R The new church wing will cost thousands more. 5 w" ^' I2 I+ j& t* A
他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千+ W, u4 q3 t# C! v7 S, Y
才行呢。
* `- n- x" f" s+ T 典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:
) j& B: z9 {4 R+ s' l4 J' {* N ...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and
! V4 Y! H9 @0 V7 b7 g meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of $ h2 V T t3 Z7 u
the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and 2 @2 j k- P+ n) S: R' `" Z
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( q- f3 ?$ C, D1 ]& S$ \
山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
& g% I% }5 l3 A2 g5 m0 B 然后在14节又说:
* E7 V) L8 ~ s. M) S$ T Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
& A% q+ S+ s% p$ m+ i" a 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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