英语词汇little drops of water make the mighty ocean的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

little drops of water make the mighty ocean. The saying comes from the poem “Little Things” (1845) by Julia A. Fletcher Carney, the first two lines of which read: “Little drops of water, little grains of sand, / Make the mighty ocean and the pleasant land.” Colorful equivalents in other languages include: A hair from here and a hair from there finally make a beard (Arabic); Little by little the bird makes his nest (French); Drop by drop the sea is filled (Italian); Grains of sand pile up to make a hill (Japanese); and Dripping water hollows a stone (German).

词汇	little drops of water make the mighty ocean
词源	little drops of water make the mighty ocean. The saying comes from the poem “Little Things” (1845) by Julia A. Fletcher Carney, the first two lines of which read: “Little drops of water, little grains of sand, / Make the mighty ocean and the pleasant land.” Colorful equivalents in other languages include: A hair from here and a hair from there finally make a beard (Arabic); Little by little the bird makes his nest (French); Drop by drop the sea is filled (Italian); Grains of sand pile up to make a hill (Japanese); and Dripping water hollows a stone (German).
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