A Labrador is a large, solid dog with a fairly short coat, most often yellow or black — though actually chocolate is common too, and people still call all of them Labs. The full name is Labrador retriever: they were bred to fetch from cold water, and they are famous for being friendly, food-mad, and eager to please.

A Labrador「Labrador」（拉布拉多犬） is是 a large, solid dog一種體型大、結實的狗 with a fairly short coat毛相當短 most often yellow or black最常見的是黃色或黑色 though actually chocolate is common too不過巧克力色其實也很常見 and而 people still call all of them Labs人們還是把牠們統稱為Labs。The full name完整的名字 is是 Labrador retriever「Labrador retriever」（拉布拉多獵犬） they牠們 were bred to fetch from cold water是被培育來從冷水裡把東西叼回來的 and而且 they are famous for being friendly, food-mad, and eager to please牠們以親人、貪吃、又很想討好人聞名。

Families use them a lot; so do people who train guide dogs. The word is a name, so it takes a capital L.

Families一般家庭 use them a lot很常養牠們 so do people who train guide dogs訓練導盲犬的人也一樣。The word這個字 is a name是一個名字 so所以 it takes a capital L要大寫L。

The dog is named after Labrador in Canada, and that place was named after the Portuguese explorer João Fernandes Lavrador, from Portuguese lavrador, “landholder, farmer,” which goes back to Latin labor, “work.” People mix Labs up with golden retrievers; they are both big, kind retrieving dogs, but a Lab has the shorter coat.

The dog這種狗 is named after是以…命名的 Labrador in Canada加拿大的Labrador（拉布拉多）地區 and而 that place那個地方 was named after是以…命名的 the Portuguese explorer João Fernandes Lavrador葡萄牙探險家João Fernandes Lavrador from Portuguese lavrador, "landholder, farmer,"來自葡萄牙文的lavrador，意思是「地主、農夫」 which goes back to Latin labor, "work."再往前追溯到拉丁文的labor，意思是「工作」 People有人 mix Labs up with golden retrievers會把Lab跟黃金獵犬搞混 they are both big, kind retrieving dogs牠們都是體型大、性情溫和的獵犬 but但 a Lab has the shorter coat拉布拉多的毛比較短。