小巫见大巫

[xiǎo wū jiàn dà wū]

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AllAll,like a small sorcerer in the presence of a great onelike a small sorcerer in the presence of a great one,The moon is not seen where the sun shinesThe moon is not seen where the sun shines,The moon is not seen when the sun shinesThe moon is not seen when the sun shines,a drop in the bucketa drop in the bucket
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1.
Worrying about even 150, 000 TB deaths a year, compared with the millions who used to die, can thus sound like a counsel of perfection.
如今每年有15万人死于肺结核，但相比过去的成千上百万可谓是小巫见大巫，所以使用抗生素仍然是个完美的建议。
rú jīn měi nián yǒu shí wǔ wàn rén sǐ yú fèi jié hé , dàn xiāng bǐ guò qù de chéng qiān shàng bǎi wàn kě wèi shì xiǎo wū jiàn dà wū , suǒ yǐ shǐ yòng kàng shēng sù réng rán shì gè wán měi de jiàn yì 。
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2.
But what used to be the biggest advertising moment of the year is no match for ads in the digital age.
但是曾经的年度最盛大的广告时刻在数字时代的广告面前也只能算是小巫见大巫。
dàn shì céng jīng de nián dù zuì shèng dà de guǎng gào shí kè zài shù zì shí dài de guǎng gào miàn qián yě zhǐ néng suàn shì xiǎo wū jiàn dà wū 。
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3.
China is buying over a billion dollars a year in gold and silver from Nevada too. . . so am I but in much, much smaller quantities, lol!
中国一年从内华达采购的金银已过数十亿美元……和中国比我可是小巫见大巫了，呵呵。
zhōng guó yī nián cóng nèi huá dá cǎi gòu de jīn yín yǐ guò shù shí yì měi yuán … … hé zhōng guó bǐ wǒ kě shì xiǎo wū jiàn dà wū le , hē hē 。
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4.
Of course it was an abuse of power, but a pathetically small one compared with Iran-Contra.
这当然是滥用权力，但与“伊朗门”比起来，这只是小巫见大巫。
zhè dāng rán shì làn yòng quán lì , dàn yǔ " yī lǎng mén " bǐ qǐ lái , zhè zhǐ shì xiǎo wū jiàn dà wū 。
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5.
So, in the great scheme of the mathematical universe, the numbers being bandied about over the last few weeks are pretty small beer.
因此，在数学宇宙那浩瀚无边的海洋里，最近几周被信手拈来脱口而出的那些数字简直就是小巫见大巫，微不足道了。
yīn cǐ , zài shù xué yǔ zhòu nà hào hàn wú biān de hǎi yáng lǐ , zuì jìn jǐ zhōu bèi xìn shǒu niān lái tuō kǒu ér chū de nà xiē shù zì jiǎn zhí jiù shì xiǎo wū jiàn dà wū , wēi bù zú dào le 。
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6.
Scientists have found a place that makes Earth's supplies look like drop in a bucket.
科学家们已经发现了另外一个地方，地球上的储量和那里比真是小巫见大巫了。
kē xué jiā men yǐ jīng fā xiàn le lìng wài yī gè dì fāng , dì qiú shàng de chǔ liàng hé nà li bǐ zhēn shì xiǎo wū jiàn dà wū le 。
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7.
In reality, the Great Reclamation would be a modest operation compared with wresting 3, 200 square miles of the Netherlands from the sea.
实际上，相对于荷兰人从海中抢出3200平方英里土地而言，“伟大改造”只是小巫见大巫。
shí jì shang , xiāng duì yú hé lán rén cóng hǎi zhōng qiǎng chū sān qiān èr bǎi píng fāng yīng lǐ tǔ dì ér yán , " wěi dà gǎi zào " zhǐ shì xiǎo wū jiàn dà wū 。
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8.
many analysts believe that china ' s actual spending is much higher than announced , although it ' s still only a fraction of the us budget.
许多分析学家相信中国的实际支出比公布出来的还要高，尽管它与美国军费预算相比只是小巫见大巫。
xǔ duō fēn xī xué jiā xiāng xìn zhōng guó de shí jì zhī chū bǐ gōng bù chū lái de hái yào gāo , jǐn guǎn tā yǔ měi guó jūn fèi yù suàn xiāng bǐ zhǐ shì xiǎo wū jiàn dà wū 。
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9.
But our academic skills gap pales next to the neglect of character and civic education that we have allowed to develop.
但我们也忽视了品格和公民教育并任由这种情况发展下去，而我们的学术技能脱节与之相比简直是小巫见大巫。
dàn wǒ men yě hū shì le pǐn gé hé gōng mín jiào yù bìng rèn yóu zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng fā zhǎn xià qù , ér wǒ men de xué shù jì néng tuō jié yǔ zhī xiāng bǐ jiǎn zhí shì xiǎo wū jiàn dà wū 。
article.yeeyan.org
10.
Single-digit inflation rate had people who suffer, however, is nothing compared to Zimbabwe.
个位数的通胀率已让人人叫苦连天，但是，相比津巴布韦可谓小巫见大巫。
gè wèi shù de tōng zhàng lǜ yǐ ràng rén rén jiào kǔ lián tiān , dàn shì , xiāng bǐ jīn bā bù wéi kě wèi xiǎo wū jiàn dà wū 。
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