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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛# L4 r) G- l* K# ?& P
释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small# c6 @, @' Z! K) x# g4 s1 d
例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket.
2 O/ [, |9 }6 E The new church wing will cost thousands more.
8 y @: ^: A* y) @# j1 E 他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千
2 N; ]# M, }( y+ [$ w% n% B 才行呢。
8 {% X( _+ t9 c z 典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:$ i8 V8 x8 I" L/ ]6 i6 Q! R( O: a) w
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and
. J( x o* p5 M) Z0 E meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of
* [' d5 T$ z3 k the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and
% Y. w$ Q, r: k 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, x- w: K; o5 N4 x/ K* B
山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?" ^: q' k% k# }' b O; l
然后在14节又说:
' u0 y5 W7 I3 Z) [+ R Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as * Y1 d0 Z5 m8 n n
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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