I was about to take the last cake, but he beat me to it.

我正要拿那最后一块饼，却给他抢先一步。

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Take my cake: I don't have a treasured family fruitcake recipe, nor hoards of people descending on my home for a week's competitive eating at the end of the month.

拿我做的蛋糕来说，我没有宝贵的家庭水果蛋糕配方，也不会有一大群人月底来我家猛吃一个星期。

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From the basket of bread made without yeast, which is before the Lord, take a loaf, and a cake made with oil, and a wafer.

再从耶和华面前装无酵饼的筐子中取一个饼，一个调油的饼和一个薄饼。

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When it comes to eccentric festivals, Frozen Dead Guy Days may take the cake.

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But the one that really seems to take the cake, though, is the BMW 7 Series.

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My expectation is more on windows 8 then Lumia 920, finally pricing is what will decide if they can take the cake.

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