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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛9 n; G" P: X; N( B# F/ o9 c, B' q
释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small" d C- \# L `( u$ Q8 I/ Z W
例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket.
" J7 A$ n! V3 U5 O" K The new church wing will cost thousands more. - W1 T3 h% H, e/ L( r2 E3 K9 v
他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千
& a3 u+ ^' V3 Q5 o 才行呢。 4 G/ k* V0 u" n/ }) D) i7 g
典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:: N3 {* A0 I. p1 t2 n4 U
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and H8 k9 a, |5 N' {3 U+ k
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of - ~: S9 o9 Q' X( i p6 Q0 d
the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and
/ s' z; k& a6 m1 i Y2 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 L- k1 {$ w) q! `
山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
2 p2 l' ]1 o& }9 z( P, G 然后在14节又说:
1 v F, N+ x6 H Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as 7 E( O' |1 B/ i$ y0 a% r
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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