The paragraph is talking about how this person likes taking their time by admiring the nature around them. The opposite phrase of that is A, because the bicyclists are not taking thier time actually looking at nature instead they are bicycling through it. That's what I think.
Answer: Argos is a symbol of loyalty. Argos is Odysseus's old dog. When Odysseus returned from his 10 years of wandering in the ocean, Argos was the first to recognize his master.
