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ful ING-glish /fʊl ˈɪŋglɪʃ/
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What it really means

A big cooked breakfast: bacon, sausages, eggs, baked beans, toast, mushrooms, tomatoes and often black pudding. Bacon, sausages and black pudding are usually pork, so tell the café if you do not eat pork.

Chinese explanation
英式大早餐:培根、香肠、鸡蛋、焗豆、吐司、蘑菇、番茄,通常还有黑布丁。培根、香肠和黑布丁一般是猪肉做的,不吃猪肉的话要提前告诉店家。

Example conversation

A: What can I get you? B: A full English, please, but no black pudding.
A:您要点什么? B:一份英式大早餐,谢谢,不要黑布丁。

What you could say back

“Could I have extra toast instead?”

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