Oldsmobile was a kind of American car, made by the big company General Motors. For about a hundred years people in the US bought them, then the company stopped making new ones in 2004.

Oldsmobile was a kind of American carOldsmobile是一種美國車, made by the big company General Motors由大公司通用汽車製造. For about a hundred years大約一百年間 people in the US bought them美國人都在買這款車, then the company stopped making new ones in 2004後來公司在2004年停產.

The picture in many heads is a large, soft, heavy car for a long road — the sort a family, or an older driver, might have used. Though actually there were smaller Oldsmobiles too, not only the huge ones.

The picture in many heads很多人腦中的畫面 is a large, soft, heavy car for a long road是一台又大又軟又重、適合長途開的車 — the sort a family, or an older driver, might have used那種家庭或年長駕駛可能會開的車. Though actually不過其實 there were smaller Oldsmobiles too也有比較小台的Oldsmobile, not only the huge ones不是只有大台的.

You will not see the name on a new car now; you meet it on old cars, in films, and in talk about American car history.

You will not see the name on a new car now現在新車上你已經看不到這個名字了; you meet it on old cars, in films你會在老車和電影裡遇到它, and in talk about American car history或在聊美國汽車歷史時聽到.

In the card game poker, some people also call a nine and an eight “Oldsmobile,” from a famous model called the Oldsmobile 98. That is a nickname from the car, not a second machine.

In the card game poker在撲克牌遊戲裡 some people also call a nine and an eight "Oldsmobile,"有些人也把一張九和一張八叫做「Oldsmobile」 from a famous model called the Oldsmobile 98這是取自一款知名車型Oldsmobile 98. That is a nickname from the car那是從這輛車來的暱稱, not a second machine不是另一台機器.