2006.07.02 : a drop in the bucket.
沧海一粟；九牛一毛。此句源自圣经，原意为“水桶中的一滴水”。
该句出处：Behold，the nations are as a drop in the bucket, and are counted as the small dust on the balance. Isaiah 40:15 看哪，万民都像水桶中的一滴，又算如天平上的微尘。（《以赛亚书》40章15节）
相关例句：
The amount being spent on scientific research is a drop in the bucket. 花在科学研究上的费用是微不足道的。
It would be a drop in the ocean compared to the amount we required. 比起我们的需要量来说，这只不过是沧海一粟罢了。
海纳百川，有容乃大；壁立千仞，无欲则刚。