Selfridges is a large British department store. The famous one stands on Oxford Street in London, and there are others in big English cities. Inside you can buy clothes, food, furniture, kitchen things — almost a whole shopping street under one roof, and on the expensive side.

Selfridges is a large British department storeSelfridges是一間英國的大型百貨公司 The famous one stands on Oxford Street in London最有名的那間在倫敦的牛津街上 and there are others in big English cities英格蘭其他大城市也還有幾間分店 Inside you can buy clothes, food, furniture, kitchen things裡面可以買衣服、食品、家具、廚房用品 almost a whole shopping street under one roof幾乎像是一整條購物街被塞進同一個屋簷下 and on the expensive side而且價位偏高

People go for the windows at Christmas, for the food hall, and because the name still means 'a smart London shop'. It is a proper name, so it takes a capital S.

People go for the windows at Christmas人們會去看聖誕節的櫥窗 for the food hall也會去逛美食街 and because the name still means 'a smart London shop'也因為這個名字代表的還是「一間高級的倫敦商店」 It is a proper name這是一個專有名詞 so it takes a capital S所以開頭字母要大寫

Though actually it is not a word built from self. It comes from a family name: Harry Selfridge opened the London shop. The -s on the end is like Harrods: part of the shop's name, not a plural you can count.

Though actually不過其實 it is not a word built from self這個字不是從self這個字造出來的 It comes from a family name它是來自一個姓氏 Harry Selfridge opened the London shop哈利．塞爾福里奇（Harry Selfridge）開了這間倫敦的店 The -s on the end is like Harrods結尾的-s跟Harrods一樣 part of the shop's name, not a plural you can count是店名的一部分，不是可以數的複數

In Taiwan you would treat it the way you treat SOGO or 新光三越 — a store brand, not a vocabulary word about 'yourself'.

In Taiwan you would treat it the way you treat SOGO or 新光三越在台灣你可以把它想成SOGO或新光三越那樣的存在 a store brand, not a vocabulary word about 'yourself'它是一個商店品牌，不是跟「自己」有關的單字