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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛
; Y7 j' q5 u U N; b; y 释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small
* R1 y" _% L. N4 n9 X, T7 I! l8 C 例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket. ) o, t+ @/ e( m2 |
The new church wing will cost thousands more.
$ o$ Y# P6 k a) o# K8 ` 他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千' L. B% Q- j7 I) W) N4 {4 [2 n
才行呢。
; g! y, A6 h# @ 典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:3 v$ \2 s* ?9 _7 H+ e
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and * [' j! U( e- c7 q
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of
0 X* C9 `, d7 w, p the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and
8 f/ v3 f# Q6 p3 v8 ~" v 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% h$ r1 w7 j8 e4 q
山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?4 Q% D: [+ g9 U
然后在14节又说:8 O6 j( P& v6 Q9 `: f" I% ~
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as 2 r, ]2 x) L. q7 ]6 \! ~' c
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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