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The tax base hasbeen whittled away since the last big reform in 1986 .

自上次于1986年进行重大税制改革以来,所得税税基日渐削弱.

The pencil has been whittled away to a mere stump .

铅笔已削的只剩下一个笔头了。

Clearly , the administration proposed a stimulus package that was too small to begin with and was whittled down further by " centrists " in the senate .

很清楚的是，政府提出了一个经济刺激方案，这个方案一开始就不大，后来又被参议院中的“中间人士”进一步削减。

As the list has been whittled down to zero re-moving even stalwarts such as nigeria and burma companies processing transactions are left less sure where in the world the biggest risks are .

随着名单逐渐缩短到零（甚至去掉了尼日利亚和缅甸等洗钱大国的名字），经手交易的企业更不确定最大的风险存在于全球哪个地区。

Before he knows it , he has whittled his stick down to a toothpick , which snaps in his hands .

他不知不觉把那块木头削得像牙签一样细，在他的手中折断了。