A chinchilla is a small animal from the high Andes in South America. It is about as big as a rabbit, with round ears and fur so thick that water hardly gets in.

A chinchilla is a small animalchinchilla是一種小動物 from the high Andes in South America來自南美洲安地斯山區的高地。It它 is about as big as a rabbit大概跟兔子差不多大，with round ears有圓圓的耳朵，and fur so thick that water hardly gets in毛又厚又密，水幾乎滲不進去。

People keep them as pets, and they were also bred for that fur — wild chinchillas suffered because of it. They are mostly awake at night, and they clean themselves in dust, not in a bath of water; getting wet is bad for them.

People keep them as pets人們會養牠們當寵物，and they were also bred for that fur也因為那身毛皮而被人繁殖——wild chinchillas suffered because of it野生的chinchilla也因此受害。They它們 are mostly awake at night大多在晚上活動，and they clean themselves in dust, not in a bath of water而且是用沙塵清潔自己，不是用水洗澡；getting wet is bad for them弄濕對牠們不好。

The English name comes from Spanish.

The English name comes from Spanish這個英文名字，是從西班牙文來的。

You may also meet Chinchilla as a family name, from a place in Spain; that surname is common in Costa Rica. Same spelling, different story — it is not a second meaning of the animal word.

You may also meet Chinchilla as a family name你也可能遇到Chinchilla當作姓氏，from a place in Spain源自西班牙的一個地名；that surname is common in Costa Rica這個姓氏在哥斯大黎加很常見。Same spelling, different story拼法一樣，但完全是不同的故事——it is not a second meaning of the animal word它不是這個動物字的第二個意思。