After a long tiring day at work, I stopped at a restaurant nearby for a quick meal.
Server: Hi, I’m Ursula. Can I get you something to drink?
Paulo: Yes, I’d like an iced tea and I’m also ready to order. I’ll just have a bowl of soup and a salad.
Server: Sure, no problem. What kind of soup would you like? We have chicken noodle, minestrone, and cream of mushroom.
Paulo: Do you have something that’s hearty?
Server: If you want something hearty, I would suggest our clam chowder or beef stew.
Paulo: I’ll take a bowl of beef stew.
Server: Great! What kind of salad would you like: a chef salad, Caesar salad, or Cobb salad?
Paulo: I’ll just have a garden salad.
Server: Okay, what kind of dressing would you like?
Paulo: What kind do you have?
Server: We have French, Italian, ranch, Thousand Island, and vinaigrette.
Paulo: Do you have blue cheese?
Server: Oh yes, I forgot to mention blue cheese. Okay, that’s a bowl of beef stew and a garden salad with blue cheese dressing. Will that be all?
Paulo: Yes, that’s all.
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By the time I had finished placing my order, I was even more tired. Do you sometimes feel that life gives you too many choices?
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
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minestrone（含蔬菜和意大利麵的）意大利濃菜湯
hearty 飯菜或胃口 large; making you feel full 大的；豐盛的
clam 蛤；蛤蜊；蚌
chowder /'tʃaudɚ/ 雜燴羹湯（用魚加蔬菜烹製）
stew /stu/ 燉的菜，煨的菜（有肉和蔬菜）
ranch 牧場，大農場（尤指北美或澳大利亞的）
vinaigrette 色拉調味汁（用油、醋和各種香草等混合而成）
blue cheese 藍紋奶酪（有霉菌引起的斑紋
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