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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛8 U% ?7 H& \& S; }! X2 [. l: P
释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small) y7 i1 i: N2 D
例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket. , a2 k n" T& O- W8 [6 H, b
The new church wing will cost thousands more.
! Z" n7 s+ }, D 他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千/ ~5 l4 f2 ?' E9 E1 R4 o$ K
才行呢。 ; j5 s/ A' F4 u) e ~' B! a, K( x
典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:4 C1 l! Q0 q0 M+ e' D
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and
1 ]5 M8 a' S: a" @; m/ j meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of + z- [) V. _+ Z! i2 p) k* b
the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and
: ?1 W$ I, H0 Z* @. f0 O& n 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1 A Z6 a3 d/ q# U& M g
山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
0 ]8 d5 W% Q, c9 p% x+ K5 L 然后在14节又说:3 Q( b U2 w9 j0 ]
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as & x0 {3 A$ T' s" w( Z* g
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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