A B-52 is a huge US military plane built to drop bombs. Boeing made it; the US Air Force name is the B-52 Stratofortress.

A B-52 B-52是 built to造來 drop bombs投炸彈的 a huge巨大 US military plane美國軍機。Boeing波音 made it造的；the US Air Force美國空軍的 name名稱是 the B-52 Stratofortress

It became well known in the Vietnam War and was used again in the Gulf War. It is a long, heavy aircraft with swept-back wings, made to fly very far. In news and history, “a B-52” almost always means this bomber.

It它 in the Vietnam War在越戰 became well known出了名，in the Gulf War在波斯灣戰爭 was used again又被用上。It它是 with swept-back wings有後掠機翼、a long, heavy aircraft又長又重的飛機，made to造來 fly very far飛得很遠。In news and history在新聞和歷史裡，"a B-52" almost always幾乎都 means指 this bomber這種轟炸機

Though actually, the same name was later borrowed for a cocktail and for a pop group, the B-52s — both named after the plane — so you may meet those other uses. And though textbooks talk about Vietnam and the Gulf War, the US has kept flying B-52s for many decades; they are old planes that never quite left the sky.

Though actually不過其實，the same name同一個名字 later後來 was borrowed被借去 for a cocktail給一種雞尾酒 and for a pop group和一個流行樂團 the B-52s——both兩者都 named after the plane以這架飛機命名——so所以 you你 may可能會 meet碰到 those other uses那些別的用法。And though雖然 textbooks課本 talk about講的是 Vietnam越戰 and the Gulf War和波斯灣戰爭，the US美國 for many decades幾十年來 has kept flying B-52s一直持續在飛B-52；they它們是 never quite left the sky從沒真正離開過天空的 old planes老飛機