a handful of

A handful of good life is better than a bushel of learning.

一好日子胜一蒲式耳的学问。

"When the employer arrived, the secretary handed him a handful of letters."

"老板一到,秘书就交给他一叠信。"

"They invited a dozen companies, but only a handful of them came."

"我们邀请十几家公司,但只数几个。"

Tom grabbed up a handful of snow and shoved it down his sister's collar.

汤姆抓起一雪往妹妹的衣领里。

But today I found that in Wuhu there are still a handful of people who still firmly believe in Christianity in this unreligious nation.

到芜湖的天主教堂我才知道在这个城市里还有一小批人信教。