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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛
( H9 {0 F" x& N) p4 L( S' } 释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small" D" Z' I$ }8 L- v, @1 x/ M
例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket.
7 x" r, j5 M H7 X2 C/ n/ X4 _2 i The new church wing will cost thousands more.
- B6 J/ h1 N. K7 t" \$ a/ [ 他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千! E7 e0 J! D ^
才行呢。 ! Q+ R4 t. |6 [
典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:/ p6 z* M/ [" O4 {+ W, Z! q
...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and
" ~+ D3 g# J. Q5 C8 W! z. o [ meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of
" W( I7 X, B( s6 T the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and
, Q% `4 ?0 G- d$ `. ~) m% `+ J/ m/ B 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
; C& U" ?- T! m4 Q 山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?* L# ~, z0 M/ w w, P. V) k$ d/ n
然后在14节又说:( [9 e+ ], X* C" ^
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as , x2 {" a% x' o8 e6 Q! G
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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