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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛9 u0 Z7 L D/ f+ W, c9 Z
释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small
2 V( ^7 |' S, K 例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket.
/ l: [4 R& z2 m7 r The new church wing will cost thousands more.
. w% I0 K1 u+ |7 { 他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千- M% o) l. _" m% h }1 U5 K
才行呢。
. {" ~6 m! ? Y6 M 典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:& n; M# N) N- I8 [3 {0 n7 K
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and ( L7 t( W: N; ^ z9 s; t
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of
( S& a p. }* [6 @, ` the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and
9 d) |7 }3 J+ L, S& M$ t 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
" b" t8 u, J& Y/ ? O, t2 u2 `6 | 山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
5 B4 C9 J8 g5 K6 I% X 然后在14节又说:# O# d' G* E) s1 ? o- G
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
- G% h' m$ m& d* H; C% u 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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