One day, Jane talks with her friend May,"I’ve saved¹ loads² of money because I’ve stopped going³ out. The problem⁴ is, now I’m really bored⁵ with staying in!" May answers like this,"Well you can’t have your cake and eat it."

　　鱼和熊掌不能兼得

　　一天，简跟她的朋友眉抱怨说，“最近，我一直没有外出，结果攒了一大笔钱。问题是，天天呆在家里，现在我已经非常厌烦了！”眉回答说，“得了吧，你毕竟不能吃了蛋糕，还留着它。”在中文里，也有一个类似的说法，那就鱼和熊掌不可兼得。