英語口語1+1:A drop in the bucket
【1+1英文】
Angela: "I'm sorry I scratched your car."
Andy: "Don't worry about it. It's just a drop in the bucket. That car has more scratches on it than I can count."
【1+1中文】
安吉拉:真對不起,我把你的車給劃了。
安 迪:別擔(dān)心。這不過是滄海一粟,這輛車上的劃痕我都數(shù)不過來了。
【1+1解析】
A drop in the bucket" is a something that is not important because it is very small.
中文意思:滄海一粟,九牛一毛。