沧海一滴英文

a drop in the bucketa drop in the ocean

简明释义a grain of corn in the wide sea -- a drop in the bucket；a drop in the ocean；a grain of millet from a granary；a speck in a vast ocean； 例句郝先生买一部新劳斯莱斯的钱和他的年薪相比只不过是沧海一粟。The amount of money mr. howell spent on a new rolls royce was just a drop in the bucket compared to his annual salary.虽然多伦多的华人社区有一定影响力，但这与居住在中国大陆的十几亿人相比只是沧海一粟。The chinese community in toronto, although significant, is merely a drop in the bucket when compared to the hundreds ofmillions of people who live on the mainland.多年来，有一种观点谣传甚广：比起火山活动释放的温室气体，人类活动造成的排放量不过沧海一粟。This argument that human-caused carbon emissions are merely a drop in the bucket compared to greenhouse gasesgenerated by volcanoes has been making its way around the rumor mill for years.随着新雇用成本成为雇主的一个巨大的开支，一个非常好用的新雇员礼物的成本和失去一个伟大员工相比只是沧海一粟.With new hire turnover being a huge cost for employers, even the cost of a really nice new hire gift is just a drop in thebucket compared to losing a great hire.

沧海一粟的意思是大海里的一粒谷子，比喻非常渺小，微不足道。

“沧海一粟”出自于宋朝大诗人苏东坡的《前赤壁赋》：“寄蜉蝣于天地，渺沧海之一粟”。“粟”是”谷子”，苍茫大海里的一粒谷子，比喻非常渺小，微不足道。英语里的“ a drop in the ocean” 按字面理解是“ 大海里的一滴水”，与“沧海一粟” 十分契合。“a drop in the ocean”是由“a drop in the bucket（桶）”逐渐演变而来的。 比如，“I feel the money given to charity is just a drop in the ocean.”就是“我觉得给慈善机构的钱只是沧海一粟，微不足道”的意思。