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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛
( h$ ?8 r2 [ `5 Y; R4 w, K 释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small
, U; e& F3 k8 ]1 O0 O 例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket.
# c5 T6 G6 w6 ?% l, w. X o) L5 h The new church wing will cost thousands more. $ X( @* Z' y7 ?9 y, q. E& |
他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千
; c0 B! w/ X7 b' T 才行呢。 " w( l# ?7 u1 l$ x6 o2 U1 ^4 R9 f
典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:
4 v# o" e; {3 G ...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and 1 H0 z! {* {. j9 x# K
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of
" W7 J+ k& O" R( \ the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and
! j( w" A, b3 L) w. w0 x8 [ 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% d& J1 }: ~6 H, q- O+ B
山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?, K8 O9 H; @/ }- S- a) \0 U
然后在14节又说:2 T D9 C" E. O- t
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
$ l6 f0 ?: v. K2 U' ]1 N 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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