A: I can’t believe we ordered the hottest curry on the menu by mistake. I’m such a dunderhead: I should have checked with the waiter first.
B: Never mind, the mango lassi the waiter gave us on the house really did the trick: my mouth has cooled down now.
A: Why don’t you finish off the remainder of the lamb rogan josh — it’s the mildest of all the curries we ordered. I’ll polish off the beef vindaloo. Waste not, want not.
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B: Are you sure that’s wise? I might have to take you home in an ambulance.
A: 真不敢相信我們竟然不小心點到菜單上最辣的一道咖哩。我真是個笨蛋:我應該先跟服務生確認的。
B: 沒關係,服務生送我們餐廳招待的芒果優格真的發揮魔力了:我的嘴巴現在冷卻下來囉。
A: 你要不要把剩下的喀什米爾羊肉咖哩吃完──這道是我們點的咖哩菜肴裡最溫和的。我會快速掃完辛辣香料牛肉咖哩。不浪費才能不虞匱乏。
B: 你確定這樣是明智之舉嗎?我搞不好要叫救護車載你回家哦。
(Edward Jones, Taipei Times/台北時報章厚明譯)
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