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沧海一粟

[cāng hǎi yī sù] [cāng hǎi yí sù]

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Definition:
AllAll,a grain of corn in the wide sea -- a drop in the bucketa grain of corn in the wide sea -- a drop in the bucket,a drop in the oceana drop in the ocean,One Cell In The SeaOne Cell In The Sea,a drop in a bucketa drop in a bucket
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1.
Bit by bit, we have pieced together incredible vistas of creation next to which we and our entire Earth are less than ants in an anthill.
一点一点地，我们建立起这样一幅图景：我们以及我们的地球只不过是宇宙瀚海星云中的沧海一粟。
yì diǎn一点de , wǒ men jiàn lì qǐ zhè yàng yī fú tú jǐng : wǒ men yǐ jí wǒ men de dì qiú zhǐ bú guò shì yǔ zhòu hàn hǎi xīng yún zhōng de cāng hǎi yí sù 。
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2.
My knowledge in the field is nothing but a drop in the bucket.
我对于这门学科的那点了解只不过是沧海一粟。
wǒ duì yú zhè mén xué kē de nà diǎn liǎo jiě zhǐ bú guò shì cāng hǎi yí sù 。
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3.
The amount of money Mr. Howell spent on a new Rolls-Royce was just a drop in the bucket compared to his annual salary.
豪威尔先生卖一辆辛劳斯莱斯汽车的钱和他的年薪相比不过是沧海一粟。
háo wēi ěr xiān sheng mài yī liàng xīn láo sī lái sī qì chē de qián hé tā de nián xīn xiāng bǐ bú guò shì cāng hǎi yí sù 。
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4.
It's just a drop in the bucket. That car has more scratches on it than I can count.
这不过是沧海一粟，这辆车上的划痕我都数不过来了。
zhè bú guò shì cāng hǎi yí sù , zhè liàng chē shàng de huà hén wǒ dōu shù bú guò lái le 。
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5.
I don't have to tell you about the information mess, of which that email is just one tiny but toxic piece of flotsam.
我不必告诉你有关信息的混乱，这封不实邮件不过是信息垃圾的沧海一粟罢了，而且我们不知道自己什么时候会沦陷。
wǒ bú bì gào su nǐ yǒu guān xìn xī de hùn luàn , zhè fēng bù shí yóu jiàn bú guò shì xìn xī lā jī de cāng hǎi yí sù bà le , ér qiě wǒ men bù zhī dào zì jǐ shén me shí hou huì lún xiàn 。
article.yeeyan.org
6.
And such discussions were not special; Iraq was just one of many thorny foreign policy issues raised and debated.
类似这种会议并不少见；相比于他们提出和讨论的众多棘手的外交政策而言，伊拉克问题只是沧海一粟罢了。
lèi sì zhè zhǒng huì yì bìng bù shǎo jiàn ; xiāng bǐ yú tā men tí chū hé tǎo lùn de zhòng duō jí shǒu de wài jiāo zhèng cè ér yán , yī lā kè wèn tí zhǐ shì cāng hǎi yí sù bà le 。
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7.
This is like a drop in the ocean when compared with the stimulus package, which is to be spent in the next couple of years.
这感觉起来就像是沧海一粟当与刺激方案相比的时候，将在接下来的两年被花费。
zhè gǎn jué qǐ lái jiù xiàng shì cāng hǎi yí sù dāng yǔ cì jī fāng àn xiāng bǐ de shí hou , jiāng zài jiē xià lái de liǎng nián bèi huā fèi 。
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8.
These two examples of the American Dream are only drops in an ever-expanding spectrum of possibilities.
这两个美国梦的例子在日益扩大的可能性中只是沧海一粟。
zhè liǎng gè měi guó mèng de lì zǐ zài rì yì kuò dà de kě néng xìng zhōng zhǐ shì cāng hǎi yí sù 。
www.waiwenfanyi.com
9.
in the history. The time we experience just a drop in the bucket.
每个人都只是漫游在历史中而已。我们经理的时间只是沧海一粟。
měi gè rén dōu zhǐ shì màn yóu zài lì shǐ zhōng ér yǐ 。 wǒ men jīng lǐ de shí jiān zhǐ shì cāng hǎi yí sù 。
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10.
In summary: ZTE's small contract win might be considered a drop in the ocean.
总而言之，中兴通讯赢得这笔合同的小小胜利可能被视作是沧海一粟。
zǒng ér yán zhī , zhōng xīng tōng xùn yíng dé zhè bǐ hé tong de xiǎo xiǎo shèng lì kě néng bèi shì zuò shì cāng hǎi yí sù 。
www.ftchinese.com
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