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2. a drop in the bucket九牛一毛$ A/ L: D* m( X" a
释义:a very small quantity, especially one that is too small
/ E- g/ V3 c& p. H 例句:Their contributions are just a drop in the bucket. # \# `7 Y5 j+ u3 m \3 x; m
The new church wing will cost thousands more.
4 C) ]2 Z$ M( e9 h& r* Y$ g8 F 他们的捐献可谓是杯水车薪,教堂的新侧厅还得花好几千' s0 @ @6 G0 m, a Y7 o
才行呢。
: C; H4 K$ ^! s* p7 s$ S# |" @ 典故:《以赛亚书》(Isaiah)第40章12节中有这样一段话:
; M3 O2 n9 S, m' z+ G ...who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and
4 v( p9 D; X& ^ O5 N. l meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of ) L* ?/ J; u+ D' \+ w
the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and 2 }& r8 M: r0 b5 `9 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- g5 G8 N8 }5 ?/ v; r+ j
山岭,用天平平冈陵呢?
/ r6 }) Q ?, }. F$ }$ i$ Z/ { 然后在14节又说:( B3 O0 d q' \3 S
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
+ U) h6 U+ X9 @7 v 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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