Jen: Whoa! No, no, Im not saying anything-

　　Li: Then why do you want me to stop eating cake?!

　　Jen: Calm down. I said, You cant have your cake and eat it. We use this phrase in English to mean that you cant have something both ways.

　　Li: Oh. 你的意思是说我不能同时花钱又存钱，是吗?

　　Jen: Exactly. Lets hear some more examples:

　　Hes just got married, but he misses the single life. Well its too bad you cant have your cake and eat it!

　　I drank a whole bottle of champagne at the party last night, but now I feel sick - Ive got the worst hangover ever. But I suppose you cant have your cake and eat it!

　　Li: The second example is good you cant have your cake and eat it. 如果你头天喝酒喝得酩酊大醉，第二天却觉得精神饱满，振奋。这是不可能的事儿! You cant have your cake and eat it.

　　Jen: And you cant have your lovely holiday without spending a lot of money on it.

　　Li: I suppose youre right.

　　Jen: All this talk of cake has got my stomach rumbling, I feel really hungry now.

　　Li: Theres a new cafe across the road which is selling little cupcakes, they look really delicious! 我们下班了可以去买几个小蛋糕，怎么样?

　　Jen: I would love to, but I cant, I want to save my money to go out to dinner tonight.

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