Argos is a well-known British chain of shops that sells many kinds of goods for the home — kettles, toys, furniture, and the like.

Argos Argos is是 a well-known British chain of shops一個知名的英國連鎖店 that sells賣 many kinds of goods for the home各種家用商品 kettles, toys, furniture, and the like像是水壺、玩具、家具之類的

The classic way, which the name still calls up, is this: you look in a catalogue, take a product number, pay at a desk, and wait while someone brings the box from a warehouse at the back. You do not wander the aisles the way you do in a supermarket.

The classic way傳統的做法 which the name still calls up這名字讓人想到的 is this就是這樣： you look in a catalogue你先翻型錄 take a product number記下商品編號 pay at a desk到櫃檯付錢 and wait然後等 while someone brings the box from a warehouse at the back有人從後面倉庫把箱子搬出來 You do not wander the aisles你不會在走道間閒晃 the way you do in a supermarket像在超市裡那樣

Though actually the big paper catalogue is mostly gone now, and much of the ordering is online, the click-and-wait habit is still what British people picture.

Though actually不過事實上 the big paper catalogue那本厚厚的紙本型錄 is mostly gone now現在大多已經沒有了 and而 much of the ordering大部分的訂購 is online都改成線上 the click-and-wait habit這種點一點、等一等的習慣 is still what British people picture仍然是英國人心裡的畫面

This entry is the store, not the old Greek city and not Odysseus’s dog.

This entry這個詞條 is指的是 the store這家店 not the old Greek city不是那座古希臘城市 and也不是 Odysseus's dog奧德修斯的狗