LEGO is a toy: small plastic bricks that click together so you can build houses, cars, animals — almost anything. The name is also the company that makes them.

LEGO is a toyLEGO是一種玩具：small plastic bricks that click together小小的塑膠積木可以卡在一起，so you can build houses, cars, animals — almost anything讓你可以蓋房子、車子、動物——幾乎什麼都可以。The name is also the company that makes them這個名字也是做這些積木的公司。

Children play with LEGO, but it is not only a little-kid toy; some sets are made for adults.

Children play with LEGO小孩會玩LEGO，but it is not only a little-kid toy但這不只是小小孩的玩具；some sets are made for adults有些組合是為成人設計的。

In English, people use LEGO for the brand and for the bricks themselves. Americans often say “LEGOs” for the pieces. The company would rather you say “LEGO bricks,” but you will hear both, and friends will not mind.

In English在英文裡，people use LEGO for the brand and for the bricks themselves大家會用LEGO指品牌，也指積木本身。Americans often say “LEGOs” for the pieces美國人常常用“LEGOs”指這些積木。The company would rather you say “LEGO bricks,”公司比較希望你說“LEGO bricks”，but you will hear both但兩種說法你都會聽到，and friends will not mind朋友之間也不會在意。

Though actually, the firm began with wooden toys; the plastic brick came later. You write it in capital letters because it is a brand, not a common noun like “brick.”

Though actually不過其實，the firm began with wooden toys這家公司一開始是做木頭玩具；the plastic brick came later塑膠積木是後來才有的。You write it in capital letters你要把它寫成大寫字母 because it is a brand因為它是一個品牌，not a common noun like “brick.”不是像“brick”那樣的普通名詞。