I passed him the cake and tried to talk with him.

我把蛋糕递给他，试图和他说话。

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He added: "the common misconception is that only cheats treat their partners with expensive gifts, so if you want to sweet talk your partner the best way to say it is with a piece of cake."

人们普遍怀有一个偏颇的认识，即只有骗子才会给另一半送价格不菲的礼物。所以如果你想给另一半献殷勤，最好的方式就是送她一块蛋糕。

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We had a small cake, a warm talk.

我们一起吃了一个小小的蛋糕，温馨地谈话。

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Talk about having your cake and selling it, too.

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