人们被一种“消费文化”所吸引，这种“消费文化”是由19世纪的百货商店所开创的，这些商店“在优雅的气氛中陈列着琳琅满目的商品”。

People are absorbed into a "culture of consumption" launched by the 19th-century department stores that offered "vast arrays of goods in an elegant atmosphere".

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霍斯金斯没有指望从曲奇饼上赚大钱，更多的是将其作为吸引顾客而亏本出售的商品。

Hoskins does not expect a huge profit from the cookies, viewing them more as a loss leader.

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低价商品能吸引更多顾客。

Lower-priced goods attract more customers.

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