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Sam: Hi, you might serve me with the wrong dish. I didn't order these cooked chopped entrails at all.
山姆：你好，你好像给我上错菜了。我根本就没点这些杂碎。
Waiter: Oh, let me see your order list. Sir, I'm afraid you've ordered it. You see, sweetbreads. That's it.
服务生：哦，我来看看你的点菜单吧。先生，您好像确实点了这道菜。您看，杂碎（Sweetbreads），就是这个。
Sam: What, sweetbread is not bread?
山姆：什么？"Sweetbreads"不是面包吗？
Waiter: Yes, sweetbreads serve throat, gullet, neck, thymus from lamb or calf.
服务生：对的，不是面包。杂碎（Sweetbreads）里面有牛羊的喉头、食管、脖子，还有胸腺什么的。
Sam: But I can't understand why the name contains sweet and bread. It sounds like a dessert.
山姆：但是我不明白为什么"杂碎"这个词是由"甜甜的"和"面包"两个词组合而成，好像是一款甜点啊。
Waiter: I think sweet is used perhaps because the thymus is sweet. Bread might come from old French with the meaning of meat, I guess.
服务生：我觉得吧，用"甜甜的"这个词或许是因为胸腺的味道是甜的。而英语中"面包"这个词恰好在古法语中的意思是肉。
Sam: Wow, sounds interesting. But could I have some French toast instead, as I'm a vegetarian.
山姆：哇塞，好有意思哦。但是，我可以换成法式煎吐司吗？我是个素食主义者。
Waiter: Of course. Please put your number card on the table. I'll bring it to you when it's ready.
服务生：当然可以啦。把您的餐桌号放上来。做好了就给您送来。
Sam: Thanks a lot.
山姆：非常感谢。
