Holly is a small tree or bush with dark green leaves that have sharp points, like little teeth. In winter it stays green, and it grows bright red berries.

Holly Holly is a small tree or bush是一種小樹或灌木 with dark green leaves that have sharp points, like little teeth葉子深綠色，尖尖的像小牙齒。In winter冬天 it stays green它還是綠的，and it grows bright red berries還會長出鮮紅色的漿果

At Christmas, people cut holly branches and use the leaves and berries as decoration — on a door, in a wreath, on a table. The red and green look cheerful, but the berries are not food; they can make you sick if you eat them.

At Christmas聖誕節的時候，people cut holly branches人們會剪冬青的枝條 and use the leaves and berries as decoration把葉子和漿果拿來當裝飾——on a door, in a wreath, on a table掛在門上、做成花環、擺在桌上。The red and green look cheerful紅配綠看起來很喜氣，but the berries are not food但那些漿果不能吃；they can make you sick if you eat them吃了會讓你不舒服

When people say “holly” in December, they often mean those cut branches, not a tree still growing in a garden.

When people say "holly" in December十二月的時候人們說"holly"，they often mean those cut branches通常是指那些剪下來的枝條，not a tree still growing in a garden不是指還種在花園裡的樹

The English name is very old. It comes from Old English holeġn (also holen), later shortened in Middle English to holly. Further back it is a West Germanic plant name (*hulis). Some scholars think that name may go back to a very old root meaning “to beat” or “to break,” but that last step is only a possibility.

The English name這個英文名字 is very old非常古老。It它 comes from Old English holeġn (also holen)源自古英文的holeġn（也寫作holen），later shortened in Middle English to holly後來在中古英文縮短成holly。Further back再往前追 it is a West Germanic plant name它是一個西日耳曼語的植物名（*hulis）。Some scholars think有些學者認為 that name may go back to a very old root meaning "to beat" or "to break,"這個字可能源自一個意思是「打」或「打破」的古老詞根，but that last step is only a possibility不過這最後一步只是一種可能

There is also a girl’s name Holly — but here we mean the plant.

There is also a girl's name Holly也有一個女生名字叫Holly——but here we mean the plant不過這裡我們指的是這種植物