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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛8 D6 B0 X0 H! u, e3 ]
释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small
$ n s9 t$ W ~! C 例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket. + E7 h0 h4 f2 {5 d$ _
The new church wing will cost thousands more. 4 L+ u; k- Z. u) D! [7 n
他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千
8 j" I) V7 D6 E; l( L 才行呢。 ) w5 L/ h R! y) ^1 t
典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:8 r8 d3 J- N n# @8 t* |
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and 3 D! c2 _! k* d! G8 M
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of ! f: z- S7 x" h8 w. r
the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and 5 x, D+ X: j, E/ R7 r, H- ~
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
7 e& `1 g3 \' C/ v A! h* D 山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?: d" [2 M! w: X$ U
然后在14节又说:
[9 o3 M, A' s4 U Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
7 K/ G7 {' X# h: z% P* A) Q5 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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