A hundred and fifty years ago, a plainsman could kill an American bison, cut out only the tongue for his dinner.

一百五十年前，平地居民杀死野牛，只割下牛舌头做晚餐。

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I always get my nails manicured while I get my hair cut, that way I can kill two birds with one stone.

每次我去剪头发的时候都会修指甲，这样我可以一举两得。

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I cut off the corner of your robe but did not kill you.

我割下你的衣襟，没有杀你。

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There must be times when executives at Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman wish they had the same options as Boeing and United Technologies, given the frequently capricious behavior of their military customer (both are currently battling unexpected Pentagon moves to cut back or kill key weapons programs).

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That brings me to the politics surrounding the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle, which present something of a case study in how senior policymakers must approach proposals to kill or cut back big weapons programs.

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When farmers use Roundup, which is considered a mild herbicide, instead of other harsher chemicals to kill weeds, they actually cut down on overall toxic chemical use.

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