Order clerk: That's our policy, ma'am.

订货员：这是我们的政策，女士。

Order clerk: Can I have your address and the major cross streets, please?

售货员：请问您的地址和主要十字路口好吗？

Order clerk: Okay, it looks like you're in our delivery area.

订货员：好的，看来您在我们的送货区。

Order clerk: You have a choice of soup or salad.

点餐员：您可以选择汤或沙拉。

Order clerk: Okay, that's one order of spaghetti and an appetizer sampler plate.

点餐员：好的，这是一份意大利面和一份开胃菜试盘。

Order clerk: All right, but you're still a dollar short.

订货员：好吧，但你还缺一美元。

Order clerk: There's nothing on the menu for a dollar, ma'am.

点餐员：女士，菜单上没有任何东西要 1 美元。

Getting back to our story, the order clerk answers Nancy's question by saying, " You have a choice of soup or salad." " A choice of" means you can pick between one or two things.

回到我们的故事， 点餐员回答南希的问题时说：“你可以选择汤或沙拉。 ”“选择” 意味着你可以在一两件事之间做出选择。