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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛$ m/ v9 `. m d/ A% E' ?
释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small* l$ t( p. s% @$ F1 A* r" v0 d1 B; u& g
例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket.
6 B8 K/ X2 z) D- T, L! q6 S4 J$ Y The new church wing will cost thousands more. $ Z4 D; z+ }! w5 G
他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千, O' I. t$ Z1 v8 x0 R! s" c: ?# u, G3 p
才行呢。 6 b: J9 a* O h \; s; j
典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:6 ^' k& `, N- B6 P! P0 A( p0 C, L
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and 7 ^8 }: L+ P. i* V/ }
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of + F2 m1 @5 e. j
the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and * O% c( E9 e! l
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# G8 M$ `: U% J/ `9 r& [5 f9 f( A
山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?, l" c$ y8 d" d. k
然后在14节又说:
4 r7 f5 K2 Z/ [! K! x4 G) A Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as 7 {, i3 o* ~; m. u5 g* P: V
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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