商务英语综合辅导:九牛一毛

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        A drop in the bucket
  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."
  安吉拉:真对不起,我把你的车给划了。
  安 迪:别担心。这不过是沧海一粟,这辆车上的划痕我都数不过来了。
  A drop in the bucket" is a something that is not important because it is very small.
  中文意思:沧海一粟,九牛一毛。
  A chip on the shoulder
  Angela: "What's bothering that guy?"
  Andy: "Nothing. He's just got a chip on the shoulder."
  安吉拉:那个家伙碰到什么麻烦了?
  安 迪:没什么。他只是有点自卑罢了。
  To start a fight, men used to put chips of wood on their shoulder and challenge others to "try to knock it off".
  中文意思:自卑感;喜欢向人挑衅。