这些木料被切割成了大块的饰面薄板。

The wood was cut into large sheets of veneer.

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在他的工作室，他转动着大块的木料，把它们加工成精美的容器。

In his workshop, he turns large pieces of wood into fine containers.

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这个短语出自于木工俗语，说的是父母就是一大块木头，而孩子呢就是这块木料上掉下来的一块木片。

The expression comes from carpentry and the idea is that the parent is a 'block' of wood, and the child is a small 'chip' of the same material.

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