This is the noise English speakers say a rooster makes — the adult male chicken that crows, often at dawn.

English speakers say英語使用者說, This is這是 a rooster公雞 — the adult male chicken that crows也就是會啼叫的成年公雞, often at dawn通常在黎明啼叫 — makes所發出的 the noise聲音.

It is not a word you unpack for meaning; it is a sound written down, the way a child writes what they hear. Though actually, no bird says these syllables: English just chose this stretch of sound, and other languages hear the same crow differently.

It is它 not a word you unpack for meaning不是一個需要拆解意思的詞; it is而是 a sound written down把聲音寫下來, the way a child writes what they hear就像小孩把聽到的東西寫下來一樣. Though actually雖然其實, no bird says these syllables沒有鳥真的會發出這些音節: English just chose英語只是選了 this stretch of sound這段聲音, and other languages hear the same crow differently而其他語言聽到的同一種雞啼會不一樣.

You will meet it in picture books, comics, and jokes far more than in grown-up talk. People also use it as a noun for the crow itself.

You will meet it你會遇到它 in picture books, comics, and jokes在繪本、漫畫和笑話裡 far more than in grown-up talk遠比在大人的談話裡多. People also use it人們也會用它 as a noun當名詞 for the crow itself指雞啼本身.

It is playful, not formal, and nobody is impressed if you use it in an essay — unless you are quoting a story.

It is它 playful很俏皮, not formal不正式, and而且 nobody is impressed沒有人會佩服你 if you use it in an essay如果你在作文裡用它 — unless you are quoting a story除非你是在引用一個故事.