T-bird is the friendly short name for the Ford Thunderbird, an American car. Ford first sold it in 1955 as a stylish two-seat convertible, and it became one of the best-loved American cars of the 1950s and 60s — the car of open roads, sunglasses, and old films. So when someone says 'a '57 T-bird', they are not just naming a car; they are calling up a whole feeling of that time.

T-bird is是 the Ford Thunderbird福特 Thunderbird an American car這款美國車 the friendly short name的親暱簡稱。 Ford福特 in 1955在1955年 first sold it as開始賣它時是 a stylish two-seat convertible一款有型的雙人座敞篷車， and it它 became成了 of the 1950s and 60s五、六〇年代 one of the best-loved American cars最受喜愛的美國車之一—— the car of open roads, sunglasses, and old films開闊公路、太陽眼鏡和老電影裡的那種車。 So所以 when someone says當有人說 'a '57 T-bird'， they他 are not just naming a car不只是在說一台車； they他 are calling up是在喚起 of that time那個年代的 a whole feeling一整種感覺。

The word belongs to informal speech, to car lovers, and to song lyrics — you would not write it in a report.

The word這個詞 belongs to屬於 informal speech口語、 car lovers愛車的人 and song lyrics和歌詞—— you你 would not write it不會把它寫 in a report在報告裡。

Two things worth knowing. First, the name itself comes from the Thunderbird, a powerful bird-spirit in the stories of several Native American peoples, said to make thunder with its wings; Ford borrowed the name for its strength. Second, T-Bird is also the informal name of a cheap fortified wine (Thunderbird), so in older American slang the word can mean the drink, not the car — the situation tells you which.

worth knowing值得知道的 Two things有兩件事。 First第一， the name itself這個名字本身 comes from來自 the Thunderbird雷鳥—— in the stories of several Native American peoples好幾個美洲原住民族故事裡的 a powerful bird-spirit一種強大的鳥靈， said to據說 with its wings用翅膀 make thunder打出雷聲； Ford福特 for its strength因為牠的力量 borrowed the name而借了這個名字。 Second第二， T-Bird also也 is是 a cheap fortified wine一種便宜的加烈葡萄酒 (Thunderbird) the informal name的俗稱， so所以 in older American slang在比較舊的美國俚語裡， the word這個詞 can mean可能指 the drink那種酒， not the car而不是車—— the situation情境 tells you which會告訴你是哪一個。