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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛
; ?' o' k3 ~/ Z9 K, i* I$ W D. y 释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small
$ m1 }0 L/ x0 H s- y# _ 例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket. ; O8 A( n4 E, c& R: z$ L
The new church wing will cost thousands more.
! K4 P" ]' ^% F# f% u/ [# i 他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千
) J; ?8 i/ M9 Q1 V2 s0 c A 才行呢。 ; k* V7 P7 ]( c6 t' R
典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:
" M2 g) u" P4 a$ y ...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and 8 f6 K2 _' P6 L# l9 z+ ~- ]/ D
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of
& Q6 O2 A L, J3 O2 q; v the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and
5 }0 i# [" D7 J: b/ ^/ V: D 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, v! W e ?+ t+ X0 P* k
山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
0 ^5 W7 B, Q; B$ H( v 然后在14节又说:
( k* R _" g( H" R( n Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
2 m' `' W2 P2 ?2 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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