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随身英语 Lunchtime dilemma 午饭时间的“选择困难症” Play audio file 在忙碌的工作日中午休息一小段时间固然可以放松身心，然而很多人在午休前都面临一个难题——到底该吃什么？由于工作紧张而繁忙，大部分上班族都会在中午吃同一类食品，其实我们最好偶尔换一换口味。本季《随身英语》探讨可供选择的几种常见午餐类型。 课文内容 Vocabulary: food 词汇: 食物 Whether at school, college or work, most of us take some sort of lunch break. It's a good time to have a rest, catch up with friends and eat some food – but here lies the dilemma – what to eat? There are a feast of options but because of limited time or money, many of us stick to what we know – usually the humble sandwich. Some of us make our own sandwiches in the morning before heading out, whilst those in a rush tend to grab-and-go at a snack bar or a cafe or buy a meal deal at a supermarket. A packet of crisps may be an additional staple to our predictable lunch. What we eat is usually the same everyday. Sheila Dillon from the BBC Food Programme says more than a third of office workers have eaten the same midday meal for the last nine months. In the UK, bread has become the mainstay of our lunchtime snack, sometimes eaten at your desk – a style known as 'al-desko'. Bread is cheap and fills you up and with average lunch hours now reduced to 25 minutes, 24 seconds, it's quick and convenient to eat. But it's also boring! Some people have broken the mould by bringing in leftovers from their previous night's dinner, which they then heat up in a microwave but even that isn't very exciting. | 
