学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2711 chopping block

今天我们要学的词是 chopping block. Chopping block 作为名词，有砧板的意思。Boeing says its $17 billion deal with Iran Air might be on President-elect Donald Trump's chopping block. 波音公司说，他们跟伊朗航空公司170亿美元的交易可能会被当选总统川普砍掉。For average American homeowners, the mortgage interest deduction¹ might be on Trump's chopping block. 美国普通房产所有者关心，房贷利率的减税优惠可能会成为川普裁减的对象。好的，我们今天学习的词是chopping block, chopping block, chopping block ...

1 deduction   

n.减除，扣除，减除额；推论，推理，演绎

参考例句：

• No deduction in pay is made for absence due to illness.因病请假不扣工资。
• His deduction led him to the correct conclusion.他的推断使他得出正确的结论。