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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛
# W! o1 R/ c& z 释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small
+ S3 W0 N; Y$ | 例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket. $ \8 W1 {+ l/ o- m* @! b! K
The new church wing will cost thousands more. 4 r6 c, F: H H% |( q' R% s
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/ N5 p& {, \4 \! r
才行呢。
. l2 N3 ]! V2 J: ?$ q, E; y 典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:; L) t) d$ t, c3 z+ j
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and ! r) m d# o- J/ l
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of
5 p# J, y7 l! ^, h the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and
8 d3 \- a6 a3 I0 Q' f 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% ~* E* Z' O 山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
0 v. h. Q' }$ K2 S' H0 P# E 然后在14节又说:
4 L$ V6 ?8 M" P% E: {( \ _ Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
! F$ A/ J) N6 W; c6 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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