A: Ah, I know. We can try chicken rice, it’s a famous Hoi An dish.
B: Sorry, I don’t eat rice either. No rice, noodles, or seafood.
A: If I’d known you were such a fussy eater, I would have organized a trip to our local burger joint. We could have saved a whole load of money.
B: I don’t like burgers.
A: 啊，我想到了。我們可以試試雞肉飯，這是道著名的會安菜。
B: 抱歉啦，我也不吃米飯。米飯、麵食或是海鮮我都不吃喔。
A: 如果我早知道你會是這麼挑剔的食客，乾脆安排一趟到我們家附近連鎖漢堡店的旅行就好了，這樣還能省一大筆錢。
B: 我不喜歡漢堡。
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