Gandalf is one of the main people in J.R.R. Tolkien’s books The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

in J.R.R. Tolkien's books The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings在J.R.R.托爾金的《哈比人》和《魔戒》裡，Gandalf甘道夫 is one of the main people是主要角色之一。

He is a wizard: old, sharp-eyed, often kind, sometimes suddenly stern. He wears a tall hat and a long grey cloak (later white), carries a staff, and smokes a pipe.

He他 is a wizard是個巫師：old年老、sharp-eyed眼神銳利、often kind常常和藹、sometimes suddenly stern有時又突然變得嚴厲。He他 wears戴著 a tall hat一頂高帽子 and長長的 a long grey cloak (later white)灰色斗篷（後來是白色），carries拿著 a staff一根法杖，and smokes也抽著 a pipe菸斗。

In the story he does not sit in a tower doing party tricks; he walks the roads, notices what others miss, and pulls hobbits, kings, and frightened friends through a long war.

In the story在故事裡，he他 does not sit in a tower doing party tricks不會坐在塔裡變些派對戲法；he他 walks the roads走遍各地的道路，notices what others miss注意到別人沒發現的事，and還 pulls hobbits, kings, and frightened friends through a long war帶著哈比人、國王和害怕的朋友們一起撐過一場長久的戰爭。

Children and grown-ups all over the world know the name from the books and the films, so it is used as a shorthand for a wise, slightly mysterious guide.

Children and grown-ups all over the world世界各地的大人小孩 know the name from the books and the films都從書和電影裡認識這個名字，so it is used as a shorthand所以它被拿來當代稱 for a wise, slightly mysterious guide指有智慧、帶點神祕感的引路人。

It is a character’s name, not a job title: you can say someone is “a bit of a Gandalf”, jokingly, but the capital letter still belongs to Tolkien’s wizard.

It is a character's name這是一個角色的名字，not a job title不是職稱：you can say someone is "a bit of a Gandalf", jokingly你可以開玩笑說某人「有點像個甘道夫」，but the capital letter still belongs to Tolkien's wizard但大寫開頭的這個字依然屬於托爾金筆下的那位巫師。