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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛: q) X4 W; n: V3 v' ~/ ]8 m' W+ _
释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small( C, Y( P- |, s9 K
例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket. 2 a l: ^: Z7 _$ U. T% B0 O
The new church wing will cost thousands more. ; X& w3 i: `: i! w
他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千
1 |( R# p/ E( u: z" O& i, ] 才行呢。 ; s# C9 K, B6 H# p ?7 T
典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:
' c5 ~: |+ j% y9 }1 z* ~& ] ...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and ; u4 ~7 F! f; l( J" ?6 A7 `
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of
. e8 G! [; O0 }4 I3 U) G; P, \ the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and # l9 j% r* |+ R' m9 Y: e
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+ K2 e; l2 D! ?8 e( y
山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?5 {. O7 M( m( w4 | ^
然后在14节又说:
: X( ?( w6 R6 \ G Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
' C) d( p' i3 i4 w% d, j( r/ H7 B 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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