Concorde was a famous passenger plane that flew at about twice the speed of sound — faster than any other airliner the public could board. It looked unlike ordinary jets: long and very thin, with a sharp pointed nose that could tilt down so the pilots could see the runway.

Concorde was協和號曾是 a famous passenger plane一款知名的客機, that flew飛行速度 at about twice the speed of sound大約是兩倍音速 — faster than any other airliner比大眾能搭乘的任何其他客機都快 the public could board。It looked unlike ordinary jets它的外型跟一般噴射機不同: long and very thin又長又細, with a sharp pointed nose帶著尖尖的機鼻, that could tilt down可以往下傾斜 so the pilots could see the runway好讓飛行員看到跑道。

Britain and France designed and built it together, and that shared work is why it has this name: French concorde means agreement, working as one. British Airways and Air France flew it.

Britain and France designed and built it together英國和法國一起設計並建造了它, and that shared work is why it has this name這個共同的合作也是它名字的由來: French concorde means法文concorde意思是 agreement一致, working as one同心協力。British Airways and Air France flew it英國航空和法國航空都有營運這架飛機。

Tickets cost a great deal, and for years a Concorde flight was fashionable as well as fast: London to New York in about three and a half hours instead of seven or eight. Because you outran the clock heading west, you could land with the local time still earlier than when you left, which felt almost like a trick.

Tickets cost a great deal票價非常昂貴, and for years多年來 a Concorde flight was fashionable as well as fast搭協和號既時髦又快速: London to New York從倫敦到紐約 in about three and a half hours只要大約三個半小時 instead of seven or eight而不是七、八個小時。Because you outran the clock因為你往西飛時追過了時鐘, heading west, you could land你可以降落 with the local time still earlier而當地時間還比你出發時早 than when you left, which felt almost like a trick感覺幾乎像變戲法。

Though actually, it was never a plane for ordinary holiday crowds. It was noisy on take-off, hungry for fuel, and extremely expensive to run.

Though actually不過事實上, it was never a plane for ordinary holiday crowds它從來不是給一般度假人潮搭的飛機。It was noisy on take-off它起飛時很吵, hungry for fuel很耗油, and extremely expensive to run而且營運成本極高。

After a crash in 2000 and rising costs, both airlines stopped Concorde flights in 2003. The aircraft now sit in museums. Write it with a capital C: it is a name for that one type of plane, not a common word for any fast jet.

After a crash in 2000因為2000年的一場空難 and rising costs加上成本不斷上升, both airlines stopped Concorde flights兩家航空公司都停飛了協和號 in 2003在2003年。The aircraft now sit in museums這些飛機現在都放在博物館裡。Write it with a capital C要用大寫C來寫: it is a name for that one type of plane它是那一種飛機的名字, not a common word for any fast jet不是泛指任何快速噴射機的普通字。