A British children's television show from the 1960s, made with puppets on strings (the technique was called 'Supermarionation'). The story: a rich ex-astronaut and his five sons run a secret organization called International Rescue. When people are in terrible danger — trapped in a burning building, sinking in a submarine, falling out of the sky — the family flies out in amazing machines named Thunderbird 1, Thunderbird 2, and so on, and saves them.

A British children's television show from the 1960s一部1960年代的英國兒童電視節目 made with puppets on strings (the technique was called 'Supermarionation')用線控木偶拍成（這個技術叫做'Supermarionation'） The story故事是 a rich ex-astronaut and his five sons run a secret organization called International Rescue一位富有的前太空人和他的五個兒子，經營一個叫International Rescue（國際救援隊）的秘密組織 When people are in terrible danger當有人陷入可怕的危險 trapped in a burning building, sinking in a submarine, falling out of the sky困在燃燒的大樓裡、潛水艇正在下沉、從天上摔下來 the family flies out in amazing machines named Thunderbird 1, Thunderbird 2, and so on這家人就會開著命名為Thunderbird 1、Thunderbird 2等等的神奇機器飛出去 and saves them救他們

The famous line at the start of each episode is 'Thunderbirds are go!' — which is odd English, but that is exactly how it is said, and British people still say it as a joke when a group is finally ready to start something. The word is always plural here, and it takes a plural verb even though it is one programme: people say 'Thunderbirds was on TV' when they mean the show, but 'Thunderbirds are go' inside the show.

The famous line at the start of each episode is 'Thunderbirds are go!'每一集開頭那句有名的台詞是'Thunderbirds are go!' which is odd English這是不太合文法的英文 but that is exactly how it is said但它就是這樣講的 and British people still say it as a joke when a group is finally ready to start something英國人到現在還會在一個團隊終於準備好要開始做什麼事的時候，開玩笑地說這句話 The word is always plural here這個字在這裡永遠是複數 and it takes a plural verb even though it is one programme而且就算指的是同一個節目也會搭配複數動詞 people say 'Thunderbirds was on TV' when they mean the show講到這個節目本身，大家會說'Thunderbirds was on TV' but 'Thunderbirds are go' inside the show但在節目裡面會說'Thunderbirds are go'

Note that this is a name, so you will meet it mostly in conversations about old television, in British newspapers, or as a joke. Be careful: 'thunderbird' with a small letter is a different thing — a huge bird in the stories of some Native American peoples, whose wings make thunder — and the TV show borrowed its name from there.

Note that this is a name要注意這是個專有名詞 so you will meet it mostly in conversations about old television, in British newspapers, or as a joke所以你多半會在聊老電視節目、英國報紙，或開玩笑時遇到它 Be careful要小心 'thunderbird' with a small letter is a different thing小寫的'thunderbird'是另一回事 a huge bird in the stories of some Native American peoples, whose wings make thunder是某些美洲原住民故事裡的一種巨鳥，牠的翅膀會發出雷聲 and the TV show borrowed its name from there這部電視劇的名字就是從那裡借來的