AT&T is a large US company that sells telephone and digital services and equipment — phone lines, mobile plans, internet, that kind of thing. The letters come from its old name, American Telephone and Telegraph Company. People still say “A-T-and-T,” not “att.” In the US it is a name everyone knows, like a huge, slightly old utility that also lives on your mobile screen.

AT&T is a large US company AT&T是一間美國大公司 that sells telephone and digital services and equipment賣電話和數位服務及設備——phone lines, mobile plans, internet, that kind of thing像電話線路、手機門號方案、網路這類東西。The letters come from its old name這幾個字母來自它舊的名字，American Telephone and Telegraph Company American Telephone and Telegraph Company（美國電話電報公司）。People still say "A-T-and-T,"人們還是會唸「A-T-and-T」，not "att."而不是「att」。In the US it is a name everyone knows在美國這是個人人都知道的名字，like a huge, slightly old utility就像一個龐大、有點老派的公共事業 that also lives on your mobile screen卻也活在你的手機螢幕上。

Though actually, the company behind the letters has been broken up, rebuilt, and restyled more than once; in 2005 it even changed how the brand looks, while keeping the same famous letters.

Though actually不過事實上，the company behind the letters has been broken up, rebuilt, and restyled more than once這幾個字母背後的公司曾經被拆散、重組、改頭換面不只一次；in 2005 it even changed how the brand looks 2005年它甚至改變了品牌的樣子，while keeping the same famous letters但保留了同樣有名的這幾個字母。

For a student in Taiwan it turns up in US news, in old Hollywood, or on a phone bill from a year abroad. It is a company name, not a type of technology. You cannot buy “an AT&T” the way you buy “a Wi-Fi.”

For a student in Taiwan對台灣的學生來說，it turns up in US news它會出現在美國新聞裡，in old Hollywood在老好萊塢電影裡，or on a phone bill from a year abroad或出現在出國留學那年的電話帳單上。It is a company name它是一個公司名字，not a type of technology不是一種技術類型。You cannot buy "an AT&T"你不能「買一個AT&T」 the way you buy "a Wi-Fi."像你「買一個Wi-Fi」那樣。