An ibis is a large bird that walks in shallow water and wet ground. It has long legs and a long beak. The beak usually curves down, which helps it feel for food in mud. Books often say it is related to the stork, and that is a fair picture: the same kind of tall, quiet water bird, not a duck and not a chicken.

An ibis ibis（䴉） is是 a large bird that walks in shallow water and wet ground一種會在淺水和濕地上走動的大型鳥。It has long legs and a long beak牠有長長的腿和長長的喙。The beak usually curves down喙通常向下彎, which helps it feel for food in mud這樣方便牠在泥裡摸索找食物。Books often say it is related to the stork書上常說牠跟鸛鳥是親戚, and that is a fair picture這個說法大致沒錯: the same kind of tall, quiet water bird都是那種高高的、安靜的水鳥, not a duck and not a chicken不是鴨子，也不是雞。

There are many kinds of ibis, in Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Americas. In old Egypt the ibis was a holy bird.

There are many kinds of ibis ibis 有很多種, in Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Americas分布在非洲、亞洲、澳洲，還有美洲。In old Egypt在古埃及, the ibis was a holy bird ibis 是神聖的鳥。

Though actually, when people in Taiwan use the Chinese name, they may be picturing two different birds: the crested ibis, a rare East Asian bird people work hard to save, or the African sacred ibis, a white ibis that now lives wild in parts of Taiwan and is often in the news as a newcomer. In English, both are kinds of ibis.

Though actually不過, when people in Taiwan use the Chinese name台灣人講「䴉」這個中文名字時, they may be picturing two different birds腦中想的可能是兩種不同的鳥: the crested ibis一種是朱鷺, a rare East Asian bird people work hard to save一種東亞的稀有鳥類，大家很努力在保育牠, or the African sacred ibis另一種是埃及聖䴉, a white ibis that now lives wild in parts of Taiwan and is often in the news as a newcomer一種現在在台灣部分地區野外可見、常被新聞當成外來種報導的白色 ibis。In English在英文裡, both are kinds of ibis這兩種都算是 ibis。

The word belongs in nature books and zoo signs, not in the kitchen.

The word belongs in nature books and zoo signs這個字會出現在自然科普書和動物園告示牌裡, not in the kitchen不會出現在廚房裡。