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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛
" a2 C' W# ?' g 释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small* M% w3 d9 H: R/ |/ E# ^% @; U
例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket. + F5 v7 v1 @* V; A2 q
The new church wing will cost thousands more. . S8 A2 ]$ ?* 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( K. C( [+ ?% M7 C9 i* J' s/ {
才行呢。 , z) I# T6 i# a# q. Q+ n! u( N
典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话: i" P |% x9 o$ I
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and 6 B1 y6 U4 ~" G/ g5 x" x& K
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of
0 c, ?, L3 ?3 n# I$ w& V9 \$ Y the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and
/ O5 M4 f* Q& s. ` 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! x0 c2 b( f5 I, E; n
山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?, G/ y. p4 _: c. {+ }
然后在14节又说:
+ d0 j! n8 |2 S, d) o Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
$ Q& T* }* {, E2 Y. i 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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