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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛
; N( g" Z) B ]& V! { 释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small
3 a3 b, C9 _ C h' J 例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket. , F: c" H) Q! ^& ~' P
The new church wing will cost thousands more. 5 w+ r) D, ?+ V& v7 F7 n
他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千
% M2 u' ]8 c2 J( B 才行呢。 $ W. k3 r7 E% b3 u, z( V R/ n: A. i
典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:
6 o0 p; g3 I- k4 s7 a7 T ...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and " @" D# M7 O! M) q
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of $ \. f4 o4 [' O) ?
the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and 0 T4 _. `8 M' E- 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& B ]+ _, f1 @" G* `7 f4 y
山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
& a: v( `4 g0 s 然后在14节又说:
& n" ^4 d9 L; T6 F! q' | Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as * y- A9 S$ P) \1 ]
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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