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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛0 L) j2 A9 t& p% X2 M* S
释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small" H, p% q3 J0 k, u5 F) {
例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket.
. j! P3 `1 ]/ y1 \/ P5 U. K* y The new church wing will cost thousands more. : P# M8 V" |$ R3 r" P
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 h/ f# O8 h4 E* B7 K7 T/ ~! O' z
才行呢。
6 z) n, |0 w# W, c) P# t 典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:
8 T# o& \4 e/ K4 W ...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and
" I: x" ~+ d3 h meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of
- l1 H% ~; Y! d% w6 M& z8 G the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and 2 ^8 p$ Z8 o4 @
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0 D# s& A R' _3 \. R' a
山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?& C( T6 I( O- G& i% u) T
然后在14节又说:0 p6 ~/ ]/ z. g
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as $ u" D- Q6 ]" l, G4 m( ~' M
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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