A British chain of fast-food restaurants, best known for hamburgers. It opened in Britain in the 1950s and for a long time was the place British people went for a burger — before McDonald's and Burger King arrived and pushed it aside.

A British chain of fast-food restaurants一家英國連鎖速食店，best known for hamburgers以漢堡最出名。It opened in Britain in the 1950s它在1950年代於英國開幕，and而且 for a long time有很長一段時間 was the place British people went for a burger是英國人吃漢堡會去的地方——before McDonald's and Burger King arrived and pushed it aside直到麥當勞和漢堡王出現、把它擠到一邊。

Only a small number of branches are left today, mostly in smaller towns and seaside places, so for many British people the name brings back childhood memories more than hunger. One thing that surprises visitors: a traditional Wimpy was a sit-down restaurant with waiters, plates and metal cutlery, not a counter where you carry a tray.

Only a small number of branches are left today如今只剩下少數幾家分店，mostly in smaller towns and seaside places大多在小城鎮和海邊，so所以 for many British people the name brings back childhood memories more than hunger對很多英國人來說，這名字勾起的是童年回憶而不是食慾。One thing that surprises visitors讓觀光客意外的一件事：a traditional Wimpy was a sit-down restaurant with waiters, plates and metal cutlery傳統的 Wimpy 是有服務生、盤子和金屬餐具的坐下用餐餐廳，not a counter where you carry a tray而不是自己端著托盤的櫃檯式餐廳。

The chain is still much bigger in South Africa than in Britain. As a proper noun it is capitalised and takes no 'the' before it.

The chain is still much bigger連鎖店規模依然大得多 in South Africa than in Britain在南非比在英國。As a proper noun當作專有名詞時，it is capitalised它要大寫，and而且 takes no 'the' before it前面不加 the。

Do keep it separate from the ordinary adjective 'wimpy', spelled the same but with a small letter, which means weak, soft, or easily frightened — 'don't be so wimpy'. That everyday adjective is far more useful to you than the restaurant, though the two are probably linked: the restaurant is thought to be named after Wimpy, the hamburger-loving character in the old Popeye cartoons, and his name is also one likely source of the 'weak person' meaning.

Do keep it separate from請把它跟…分開 the ordinary adjective 'wimpy'一般形容詞 'wimpy' 分開，spelled the same but with a small letter拼法一樣但小寫開頭，which means weak, soft, or easily frightened意思是軟弱、沒骨氣或膽小——'don't be so wimpy''別那麼沒種'。That everyday adjective這個日常形容詞 is far more useful to you than the restaurant對你來說比餐廳這個意思實用得多，though the two are probably linked不過兩者可能有關聯：the restaurant is thought to be named after Wimpy這家餐廳據信是以 Wimpy 命名，the hamburger-loving character in the old Popeye cartoons就是老卜派卡通裡那個愛吃漢堡的角色，and而且 his name is also one likely source of the 'weak person' meaning他的名字也可能是「軟弱之人」這個意思的來源之一。