英语沙龙：重新翱翔的"鸟"

The Bird Flies Again

We‘ve frankly¹ never driven a car that’s gotten more stares．The 2002 Ford² Thunderbird convertible³ is a stylish，even whimsical homage⁴ to the original， but it’s much more than a blast from the past．Its longish hood⁵ and two－tone interior cloak a responsive chassis⁶ that incorporates a fully⁷ independent suspension and rack－and－pinion steering，tuned to handle everything from rough pavement to highway curves．A powerful 4.6－liter V8tops off the package．

重新翱翔的”鸟”

坦率地讲我们从未开过像雷鸟这样如此受人青睐的轿车。2002款福特雷鸟折篷式轿车带着强烈的怀旧色彩，但它绝不是简单地照搬老车型。

它修长的折式车篷和两种色调的内部装饰下，隐藏着是一个可对驾驶做出灵敏反应的底盘，其中融合了一个完全独立的悬架和齿条齿轮式转向装置，它们可应付起伏不平的路面和高速公路转弯的各种情况。一台功率巨大的4.6升V型8缸内燃机使该产品尽善尽美。

1 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。

2 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

3 convertible   

adj.可改变的，可交换，同意义的；n.有活动摺篷的汽车

参考例句：

• The convertible sofa means that the apartment can sleep four.有了这张折叠沙发，公寓里可以睡下4个人。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了。

4 homage   

n.尊敬，敬意，崇敬

参考例句：

• We pay homage to the genius of Shakespeare.我们对莎士比亚的天才表示敬仰。
• The soldiers swore to pay their homage to the Queen.士兵们宣誓效忠于女王陛下。

5 hood   

n.头巾，兜帽，覆盖；v.罩上，以头巾覆盖

参考例句：

• She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。
• The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。

6 chassis   

n.汽车等之底盘；（飞机的）起落架；炮底架

参考例句：

• The new parts may include the sheet metal,the transmission,or the chassis.新部件可能包括钢壳，变速器或底盘。
• Can chassis and whole-vehicle manufacturers co-exist peacefully?底盘企业和整车企业能相安无事吗？

7 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。