A huge butcher block was used to trim fat from the federal budget, which was sometimes cut to the bone.

一个巨大的砧板用来从联邦预算上休整肥肉，有时候却切到骨头里。

White tulips in a pitcher on the kitchen butcher block, freesia and daffodils on the plank dining-room table, sunflowers on the sill—they're all there.

白色郁金香插在厨房砧板上的水罐里，小仓兰和黄水仙摆在餐厅的木桌上，向日葵放在窗台上，一样都不缺。

Someone gave us the subway tile (you can see we still have some finishing to do!), the butcher block countertop was Ikea, the cabinet doors came off and everything got a coat of paint.

地铁地砖是别人给的(我们还没有全部做好)，工作台面来自宜家，我们卸下了橱柜的门，重新粉刷了所有东西。

To borrow an image from Jim Butcher (one of my favourite authors), it’s like lifting an engine block out of a car.

借用我最喜欢的作家吉姆.巴切笔下的一个形象说法，就象从车里抬出引擎。

The butcher cut up the meat on a block of wood.

屠夫在一整块木头上切肉。