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Jen Hi I'm Jen. And here's Li.
Li (Sighing) Hi.
Jen You seem in a bad mood, what's wrong?
Li Take a look at this brochure.
Jen (Reading) "Golden palm beach, Barbados. This resort boasts miles of unspoiled beaches, crystal blue waters and five star accommodation..." Is this where you're going on holiday, Li?
Li Yes, I just booked it.
Jen Well, you don't sound very happy about it, what's the problem?
Li Well, it cost me £5,000
Jen That's a lot of money.
Li I know, and I wanted to save my money so that I could get my bathroom decorated.
Jen Why did you book a holiday, then?
Li I have to go on holiday - I haven't had a break for two years
Jen Well, that's ok, you've booked it now
Li But I really need to get the bathroom done too
Jen Well, you can't have your cake and eat it, Li
Li What do you mean? How did you know I had cake today? Are you calling me fat? Do you think I should stop eating cake?
Jen Whoa No, no, I'm not saying anything-
Li Then why do you want me to stop eating cake?
Jen Calm down. I said, "You can't have your cake and eat it." We use this phrase in English to mean that you can't have something both ways.
Li Oh. So you mean I can't spend my money and save it at the same time?
Jen Exactly. Let's hear some more examples
He's just got married, but he misses the single life. Well it's too bad you can't have your cake and eat it
I drank a whole bottle of champagne at the party last night, but now I feel sick - I've got the worst hangover ever. But I suppose you can't have your cake and eat it
Li The second example is good you can't expect to drink a lot of alcohol without feeling the effects the next day you can't have it both ways you can't have your cake and eat it.
Jen And you can't have your lovely holiday without spending a lot of money on it.
Li I suppose you're right.
Jen All this talk of cake has got my stomach rumbling, I feel really hungry now.
Li There's a new cafe across the road which is selling little cupcakes, they look really delicious We could go and get some after the programme?
Jen I would love to, but I can't, I want to save my money to go out to dinner tonight.
Li Oh well Jen, you can't have your cake and eat it. I'll just get one for myself
