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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛
1 `9 R# v- G/ d/ O4 h! {3 q4 I$ I 释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small1 u& I( o9 ^* q
例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket. 9 A& k1 |0 J0 ~1 \
The new church wing will cost thousands more.
8 \, Z( D8 P* Q, Z 他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千
! n! x3 o6 j# f" P0 @6 z 才行呢。
' P4 g P# W8 V( I, z# W: _( m 典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:
2 f2 v- n8 Q: V- l ...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and
$ q/ z W0 v1 J/ w" w) |3 ^ meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of
- H' W0 [ S5 W9 f( k F the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and
/ F( ?9 Q& o* z$ b3 A 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6 ]* G, p8 \" z& N. d
山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
4 D& C, A* \" g% D) Q% {* T& ? 然后在14节又说:! L; T6 r' J9 ]1 }0 d- o" B' J
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
' l5 r1 k6 K7 G4 ] 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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