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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛
9 v8 U& k6 G' c- y# } 释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small
& |% O F4 z: D2 L5 k% w 例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket. 9 ~0 p5 V+ e" Q
The new church wing will cost thousands more. ( B7 n& a" L! e% @$ 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+ w7 v3 t! v8 Q' d+ H
才行呢。 & g( N& i* G: O
典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:
5 N+ ~6 M: h! R3 f, ~6 q. ^ ...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and 4 o8 N. x# D" P/ ^- `1 e5 E- t
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of 7 ~) G, _3 L2 H
the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and # R4 C' O* j6 y) X, ?6 i
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
: W# y8 V+ X3 l# z* F 山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
' T* T- O; T. ?0 S- x 然后在14节又说:
! R( c. F, M) C0 L2 w Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as # K5 x) _8 x: 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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