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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛
: V$ j! o* T- M, q. O 释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small) O; q5 `2 b6 G. W c
例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket.
6 H! [+ Z r5 I; R The new church wing will cost thousands more.
! e: s6 g5 c9 W7 o" \ 他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千
! Q9 G6 O1 E6 |7 Z/ S 才行呢。 $ O+ @9 B6 ]- H' t6 A' n1 d
典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:5 a6 R( J' H2 C
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and 1 {2 f0 Z3 Z3 G( ]9 Q* e+ T% i
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of
, M9 w/ v. W8 _ j the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and
2 ]; _% g2 T7 C. S; q3 t% b 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
/ t1 b3 F8 C5 a- R5 ?* z$ O) n* K 山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
3 G! J' L% O H, o' h; \ 然后在14节又说:# b" C0 Z3 x+ Y! f6 w* l+ Y
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
7 U# h1 _9 X, y4 S$ Z 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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