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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛
' ?9 H& a9 _) Z& t 释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small7 B& Y# n: ~8 B+ G; t
例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket.
9 R! \- N. ~ `- x: U+ o The new church wing will cost thousands more.
# e$ T6 W) D1 M' @ 他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千2 s3 ]% U9 y( U, v# T, e4 ~; n
才行呢。
0 i. b q: ]9 L 典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:
, M: j; @% `) m8 |5 H( z; `6 p/ [, q; a ...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and
) c$ c/ F2 C8 g( E" x2 N9 s meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of & d8 T* U6 r8 Z* ?. n
the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and 1 Q% u8 M6 Y9 l y- p2 M
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
" O- d z- a- t8 P; m 山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?2 Y% [' z, t3 l8 e6 x; T0 g
然后在14节又说:
5 C8 N$ t3 T1 J Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as / c5 X9 w* c6 q! f
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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