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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛
8 k6 ~& U' Y% U 释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small
) d4 k1 A ?5 o1 e# G& a8 B 例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket.
0 C* V$ v/ E4 |$ ^0 n! U+ O The new church wing will cost thousands more.
/ r8 y/ n: Z$ b' Z0 E 他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千
) ~- S# v( [- M% D1 q6 G6 ] 才行呢。 2 N, u n- n; c) ~4 {
典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:
0 j7 G4 Y |, Z- D: U! w0 w$ h ...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and
0 k! y* s: n: F8 h, w5 y meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of
v% P* V% X% u7 U4 i7 i the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and
3 T7 Z |. x2 L3 K( K/ X( J 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& V, j0 q/ ^1 t; t* B5 ^
山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
( P! t/ x, @0 [1 [6 |- e 然后在14节又说:8 Y; F" A3 I( l9 P$ W7 I! k1 J
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
i! q& G' v& 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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