What is put on a table, cut, but never eaten?

什么东西放在桌上切，却从来不吃？

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What's put on the table, cut, but can never be eaten?

什么东西切好后放在桌上，却不能食用?。

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Moglen says the EPA announcement risks being seen as a political gesture unless the U.S.puts, higher emissions cut proposals on the table here.

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Six publishers immediately came to the table and cut a deal to clean up their supply chains, Tarbotton said.

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Scott was sacked after Dundee's lead at the top of the table was cut to three points following Saturday's 3-0 defeat by Airdrie.

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This is more of a Dr. Frankenstein operation in which you will put the data warehouse on the operating table, cut it up, and create a new way to process information out of a combination of old and new parts.

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