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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛( @* ? [- s7 P m8 i
释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small
6 F3 a1 d0 x) d8 k 例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket. * V6 C) ~) m0 V3 i& ^: L
The new church wing will cost thousands more. 5 d: u! h( ]1 u
他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千% Y. V* V/ v. B. i9 r
才行呢。
7 d' G _# ?: D+ {# f# X/ o, |! g 典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:' s) h$ O, V6 ~; D) V# }
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and
+ @+ B" Z$ R |) o3 s9 l meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of 4 A0 l2 s% h9 ^
the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and
' \6 e3 g2 v& d* g, p 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# T( X0 o( S' L4 |3 M 山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
7 B+ G4 g9 B! T) s9 b 然后在14节又说:* A6 F+ Z, e. `
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as : Z6 o, [8 G. H3 }. W- Q
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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