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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"I am not the first president to take up this cause," he said "but I am determined to be the last."

VOA: special.2009.09.12

Finally, and this is the last thing I'll say: If you take another person's perspective, you'll care more about them.

最后我要说的是：,如果你从别人的角度看问题，你就会更关心他们。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

If I own the last one hundred shares, it's all mine; I don't have to take any--I can do whatever I want.

如果最后一百股是我的,那公司就是我的,我不需要付任何...都是我说了算

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

We have a partnership with them, and we have seen them for the first time in the last year take on the threat that existed within their country that they had not addressed in quite some time.

WHITEHOUSE: 5/10/10: White House Press Briefing

Now that the Board has said its piece, this is the last avenue anyone can take in the Davis case.

FORBES: The Killing of Troy Davis

Although the parties have not come to an agreement on the accelerated build out, Clearwire and Sprint have amended the Sprint Financing Agreements to extend the date by which agreement on the accelerated build out must be reached to February 28, 2013 for the Company to be able to take the last three draws.

FORBES: Is Clearwire's "Special Committee" Finally Doing Its Proper Job?