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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛5 \2 B( [ [ ?1 U, c. D" g, U3 I
释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small
: T- X/ d6 }- @ 例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket. ! R9 z* h [5 Q$ D+ e6 K( K5 S& U
The new church wing will cost thousands more.
( ^' s0 n# \1 B/ b# c 他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千
+ C1 M0 O: X+ j2 Y 才行呢。
) [$ _! J8 { O 典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:
5 f' d1 f" y( G ...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and
" B, Q% I3 l o! _ meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of ; m2 U& S8 u7 Y6 s
the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and
( e7 r- w$ i+ o 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# p d9 N, Y3 [2 P. D2 o7 Z! E
山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
" n4 Z4 R! m) H1 \" W4 L" `# y2 G7 k9 r 然后在14节又说:
4 b# o2 Q! u+ _& ~9 y; t7 l# h& A Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as 6 @5 ?$ M) [. w6 q8 U, {5 F
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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