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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛
6 ~$ P" A, ~1 Z, N9 @8 o4 D 释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small; Y. R5 D. Y: @+ F& {' R; s0 q! i# e5 |
例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket.
9 w7 Y5 ]. Z1 R6 P( K2 ?/ O The new church wing will cost thousands more. + D6 \0 X0 ?7 c6 x) S# K
他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千
# W8 t: i* d* n- j 才行呢。
* ~. O% s0 D6 D 典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:1 K, G" n/ }0 P8 f$ I9 r! F
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and
' l6 K) C1 y: R( p& ~& X9 [3 M0 q meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of
* r% n3 h; {/ R! t# ~' d* f( J the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and
% `+ _0 i' z$ X+ u- n 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/ q7 _7 U) W1 K
山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?! d0 Z& O( M; b
然后在14节又说:2 O! v j* n, H( R( `6 f: m
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
" o, U3 k" s. g' K; m" U( I' C 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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