口语学习技巧|You Can’t Have Your Cake, and Eat It 鱼和熊掌，不可以兼得

Diarmuid: Hi, and welcome to BBC Learning English. Im Diarmuid.

Feifei: 大伙好，我是冯菲菲。

Diarmuid: In this Real English programme well be looking at an English idiom.

Feifei: 还有对应的汉语成语谚语。

Diarmuid: Todays English idiom is you cant have your cake, and eat it.

Feifei: 的意思是呢？

Diarmuid: It means that you cant have everything, or you cant have things both ways.

Feifei: 意思是你不可能什么都有，或两者兼得。

Diarmuid: You cant have your cake, and eat it.

Feifei: 这个成语的字面意思是, 你不可可以吃了蛋糕，同时又想拿着蛋糕。

Diarmuid: Do you have an equivalent^{1 idiom in Chinese?}

Feifei: Yes. 汉语大家说鱼和熊掌，不可兼得。我感觉也可以翻译为，世事两难全。

Diarmuid: Lets hear some examples of people using this idiom in conversation.

Examples

A: Id love to spend more time with my daughter, but Id miss out on my career if I worked part time.

B: Yeah, its tricky^{2. You cant have your cake and eat it.}

A: Ive saved loads of money because Ive sTOPped going out. The problem is, now Im really bored with staying in!

B: Well you cant have your cake and eat it.

Feifei: 第一段对话中的妈妈特别想多和女儿共度时光，可是又不想改半天上班，怕耽误了我们的事业。

Diarmuid: She cant have her cake, and eat it.

Feifei: 第二段对话中的女生说，她攒了不少钱，由于她不在外出社交，省了不少开销，可是日久天长，没社交的生活又让她感到烦了。

Diarmuid: She cant have her cake, and eat it.

Feifei: 她不可能社交，省钱两者兼得。

Diarmuid: The English idiom is: You cant have your cake, and eat it.

Feifei: 汉语大家说鱼和熊掌，不可兼得。换句话说就是世事两难全。

Diarmuid: Well, I hope youve enjoyed our programme. You can get a new programme every day on our website.

Feifei: www.bbcchina.com.cn 下次节目还有更多成语，千万不要错过收听，再见。

Diarmuid: Goodbye!