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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛) P3 e$ E$ S+ @! {4 V
释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small
% ~- _: b1 k0 V l# u 例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket.
& U+ f3 t6 V' ?8 D. T; g1 D6 r The new church wing will cost thousands more.
5 U6 T+ v* R e2 j: c2 i, i: w 他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千) d6 G% J; [( N2 ~ k
才行呢。 % H/ m; k0 [8 b( I. O7 f6 p, b1 Q
典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:
& m2 Z5 h* D; x ...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and
* J! J6 P$ B% G meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of : v8 P# M# X& d- R3 l8 O4 i* f, D. U5 Z
the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and ( D# k! m; l1 }- W& ^/ A9 L4 A7 V% I
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
$ h0 |9 s5 P1 E! t1 k 山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
6 c, r& ^& k) j8 g1 p B 然后在14节又说:
$ v- \# Z H. g- K, e% a) m0 C$ s Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as , l7 _% |0 i# h4 N$ v
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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