A: I just ate some pineapple, and now I can’t feel my tongue.
B: I like pineapple, too, but if I eat too much it hurts my tongue, I only eat two slices at a time.
A: It’s not all types of pineapple that does it. I’ve had some which is quite soft, and that doesn’t make my tongue sore.
B: Really. Would that be a hybrid of some sort?
A: 我剛剛吃完鳳梨以後舌頭就麻麻的。
B: 我也很喜歡吃鳳梨,但因為吃太多舌頭會痛,最多都只敢吃兩片。
A: 不是所有品種的鳳梨吃完嘴巴都會痛,我也吃過果肉比較軟,不會咬舌的。
B: 是喔,那應該是混種的吧?
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