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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛
; @! l3 k1 t/ E# `0 I" \) g4 |, s1 m 释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small
$ t F0 F& a; X0 y 例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket. * x6 g: X1 D: g; i
The new church wing will cost thousands more. % W: b L' ]/ V) u, T9 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" i& g# F# ?; V
才行呢。 " _. {7 y$ @2 [5 W+ c. P
典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:
# L! A7 t" n2 N# E ...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and _6 z, R1 I" K
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of 0 b% C$ A$ a) t3 p
the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and
( J+ r. h8 w: {$ }+ T; Z. d! x 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
, u$ Q7 X; R6 _0 q0 X0 ~ 山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?3 `5 B* n( W: a
然后在14节又说:8 s/ F4 [6 ~ _6 Z8 L5 V4 \
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as ) r( D3 p4 v7 b N- Z4 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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