Sears is a famous American shop name. For a long time it was a huge store that sold almost everything for the home: clothes, tools, furniture, fridges, washing machines. Many families in the US ordered from the Sears catalogue — a thick book of things you could buy by post — long before they walked into a mall.

SearsSearsis a famous American shop name是美國一個很有名的商店名字。For a long time曾經有很長一段時間it was a huge store它是一間很大的店that sold almost everything for the home賣的幾乎是所有家用的東西: clothes, tools, furniture, fridges, washing machines：衣服、工具、家具、冰箱、洗衣機。Many families in the US ordered from the Sears catalogue美國很多家庭都是透過Sears catalogue（型錄）訂購東西— a thick book of things you could buy by post ———一本可以用郵購方式買東西的厚厚型錄——long before they walked into a mall，早在他們走進購物中心之前。

In the twentieth century most large US cities had a Sears; though actually that picture is out of date. The company shrank, many shops closed, and younger Americans may know the name from their parents, or from the old Sears Tower in Chicago, more than from a store they still visit.

In the twentieth century二十世紀時most large US cities had a Sears美國大部分的大城市都有Searsthough actually that picture is out of date；不過這個印象已經過時了。The company shrank這家公司後來縮小規模many shops closed，很多分店都關了younger Americans may know the name年輕一輩的美國人可能認識這個名字from their parents, or from the old Sears Tower in Chicago，是從父母口中，或是從芝加哥那棟老Sears大樓聽來的more than from a store they still visit，而不是因為自己還會去逛。

It is not a Taiwan chain. When an English text says Sears, think of a big US department store, the way an older American would.

It is not a Taiwan chain它不是台灣的連鎖店。When an English text says Sears英文文章裡提到Searsthink of a big US department store時，可以把它想成一間美國的大型百貨公司the way an older American would，就像一個年紀比較大的美國人會想的那樣。