A gull is a sea bird with long wings, a strong beak, and a loud, sharp cry. The ones learners usually meet are pale: white, grey, or black-and-white.

A gull海鷗 is a sea bird是一種海鳥，with長著 long wings長翅膀、a strong beak硬喙、and和 a loud, sharp cry宏亮尖銳的叫聲。The ones learners usually meet學習者通常遇到的品種 are pale顏色偏淺：white白色、grey灰色、or或 black-and-white黑白相間。

They live by the sea — beaches, harbours, cliffs — but they also hang around towns and car parks near water, because they are bold about food. They eat fish, crabs, scraps, and whatever people drop; they will snatch a chip from a bench if you are not watching.

They live by the sea牠們住在海邊 — beaches, harbours, cliffs海灘、港口、懸崖 — but they also hang around但牠們也會出沒在 towns and car parks near water城鎮和水邊的停車場，because they are bold about food因為牠們對食物很大膽。They eat牠們吃 fish, crabs, scraps魚、螃蟹、廚餘，and whatever people drop還有人們掉落的任何東西；if you are not watching如果你不注意的話，they will snatch a chip from a bench牠們會從長椅上叼走一片薯條。

In everyday talk people often say seagull. Though actually, in bird books the name is just gull: the “sea” is extra, since this family already belongs to the coast. “Seagull” is not wrong; it is the homely word.

In everyday talk在日常對話裡 people often say人們常說 seagullseagull（海鷗）。Though actually不過其實，in bird books在鳥類圖鑑裡 the name is just gull正式名稱只叫gull：the “sea” is extra「sea」是多加的，since this family already belongs to the coast因為這一科本來就屬於海岸。“Seagull” is not wrong「Seagull」並沒有錯；it is the homely word只是比較親切、口語的說法。

There are many kinds, some small, some as big as a duck, but English speakers often lump them together as one familiar bird over the water.

There are many kinds有很多種，some small有些很小，some as big as a duck有些跟鴨子一樣大，but English speakers often lump them together但英語使用者常把牠們混為一談 as one familiar bird over the water當成同一種常見的水邊鳥。