五分钟英语：带“糕”的成语
"Cake" Idioms
过年吃年糕，英语“年糕” 叫 New Year Cake。既然圣诞节大家学了些有关那个节日最流行的甜品 -- 苹果派 (Apple Pie) -- 的成语，依照传统今天我们复习几个带“糕” (Cake) 的成语吧。
从下面例子可以看到，Cake 和 Pie 在成语方面有异曲同工的作用。
To have one’s cake and eat it too
（这成语和“鱼与熊掌”有近似意思）
Nowadays a woman wants to have her cake and eat it too. She wants
to have a family, but also a satisfying career. It is a challenging goal.
Icing on the cake
（有“锦上添花”，“十全十美”的意思）
I found a great job and the fact that I can work where I want is icing
on the cake.
Piece of cake
（“易如反掌”）
The job was a piece of cake. It was so easy I finished before lunch.
Cakewalk
（“轻而易举”）
Winning the race was a cakewalk for Mike. He has been rehearsing
for months.
A slice of the cake
（分享利润）
The government wants a slice of the cake from the new casinos.
Take the cake
（“名列前茅”，也有“之最”的意思，如“最佳/最劣”）
The behavior of the young girl takes the cake. It was terrible!
（这种 take the cake 的用法通常以“现在时”时态用。）
Michelle Kwan took the cake at the competition with her flawless
skating performance.
