A kingfisher is a small bird, often a shocking blue with an orange chest, that sits by rivers and lakes and dives in to catch fish. The one people picture has a large head, a long sharp beak, and a short tail. It flies fast and low over water, then hits the surface like a dart.

A kingfisherkingfisher是 a small bird一種小鳥, often a shocking blue with an orange chest通常是鮮豔的藍色配橘色胸口, that牠 sits by rivers and lakes待在河邊湖邊 and而且 dives in to catch fish會潛入水裡抓魚。The one people picture大家腦中的樣子 has有 a large head大頭, a long sharp beak長而尖的嘴, and和 a short tail短尾巴。It牠 flies fast and low over water會低空快速飛過水面, then然後 hits the surface like a dart像飛鏢一樣衝進水面。

Taiwan has kingfishers too; you may see them along streams.

Taiwan台灣 has kingfishers too也有kingfisher; you你 may see them along streams可能會在溪邊看到牠們。

The name looks like king plus fisher (someone who fishes), and that is how it was built — originally “king’s fisher” in Middle English. Why it was called the king’s is not clear. It was not named because it rules other birds, and it is not a kind of fisherman. It is just the bird’s name, even if the pieces still make a picture: a hunter of fish with a grand title nobody can quite explain.

The name這個名字 looks like像是 kingking plus加上 fisherfisher (someone who fishes捕魚的人), and而 that那 is就是 how it was built這個字組成的方式——originally原本 "king's fisher" in Middle English中古英文裡是「king's fisher」。Why它為什麼被稱作 it was called the king's國王的 is並不 not clear清楚。It它 was not named because it rules other birds不是因為牠統治其他鳥類而得名, and而且 it它 is not也不是 a kind of fisherman一種捕魚人。It它 is just只是 the bird's name這種鳥的名字, even if即使 the pieces這些組成部分 still make a picture仍然構成一幅畫面: a hunter of fish with a grand title nobody can quite explain一個帶著沒人能完全解釋清楚的顯赫頭銜的捕魚高手。