His fee is a drop in the ocean compared with the real cost of broadcasting.

他的费用与广播的实际成本相比是沧海一粟。

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The 20 dollars is a drop in the bucket.

这20美元只是杯水车薪。

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Recent statistics show a drop in the number of television assemblers in Borodia.

最近的统计数据显示，博罗迪亚的电视汇编数量有所下降。

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To test the liquid, he placed a drop in the soil of a dying flower growing in a pot in the room.

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I'm a drop in the bucket and, you know, well -- You might lose the vote.

我那一票只是沧海一粟-,你可能是少数派。

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That is the lowest point on the earth's land surface so this dramatic drop in just a very short geographical area.

这是地球陆地表面的最低点,这急剧下降是在很短的地理范围内。

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But the shows were just a drop in the bucket, as it turns out.

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In the context of the whole economy the cost would be a drop in the ocean.

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But even then, this would be nothing more than a drop in the ocean.

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