If something is pick-and-mix, you may take the bits you want and leave the rest. The picture comes from British sweet shops: a wall of little boxes, and you pick a few of this, a few of that, mix them in one bag, and pay by weight. People still use it that way for sweets.

If something is pick-and-mix如果一樣東西是 pick-and-mix， you你 may take可以拿走 the bits you want你想要的那幾樣， and leave the rest剩下的留下。 The picture這個畫面 comes from來自 British sweet shops英國的糖果店： a wall of little boxes一整面牆的小格子， and you你 pick挑 a few of this這個幾顆、 a few of that那個幾顆， in one bag在同一個袋子裡 mix them混在一起， and pay by weight然後秤重付錢。 People人們 for sweets講到糖果 still仍然 use it that way這樣用它。

Though actually, grown-ups now use it for almost any plan that is not one fixed package — a course, a holiday, a team, even a set of ideas. It feels informal and a bit British.

Though actually不過其實， grown-ups大人們 now現在 use it拿它 for almost any plan來講幾乎任何 that is not one fixed package不是一個固定套裝的計畫—— a course課程、 a holiday假期、 a team隊伍， even甚至 a set of ideas一組想法。 It它 feels informal感覺是口語的， and a bit British而且有點英國味。

Americans often say mix-and-match for clothes, which is a cousin, not the same game: mix-and-match is about things that go together; pick-and-mix is about freedom to choose. There is no one bundle you must swallow whole.

Americans美國人 for clothes講衣服時 often常 say說 mix-and-match， which那 is a cousin是表親， not the same game不是同一場遊戲：mix-and-match is about講的是 things that go together搭得起來的東西；pick-and-mix is about講的是 freedom to choose選擇的自由。 There is no one bundle沒有哪一包 you must swallow whole是你必須整包吞下去的。