A ladybird is a small, round beetle — a kind of insect, not a bird, though the name makes it sound like one. The picture most children know is red with black spots, often seven of them; though actually ladybirds also come in yellow, orange, and even black, and the spots are not always seven.

A ladybird瓢蟲 is a small, round beetle是一種小小圓圓的甲蟲 a kind of insect一種昆蟲 not a bird不是鳥 though the name雖然這名字 makes it sound like one聽起來像鳥 The picture most children know大部分小孩認識的畫面 is red with black spots是紅底黑點 often seven of them通常有七個 though actually不過實際上 ladybirds also come in yellow, orange, and even black瓢蟲也有黃色、橘色，甚至黑色的 and the spots而且點數 are not always seven不一定都是七個

In British English this is the ordinary word; American English calls the same insect a ladybug.

In British English在英式英語裡 this is the ordinary word這是常用的字 American English美式英語 calls the same insect把同一種蟲叫做 a ladybugladybug（美式說法）

Gardeners are glad to see them, because they eat aphids, the tiny bugs that suck on plant stems. Many children are told it is lucky if one lands on you.

Gardeners are glad to see them園丁看到牠們會很開心 because they eat aphids因為牠們吃蚜蟲 the tiny bugs that suck on plant stems那種吸食植物莖部的小蟲 Many children are told很多小孩被告知 if one lands on you如果一隻停在你身上 it is lucky是幸運的

The “lady” in the name is Mary, the mother of Jesus — an old Christian naming, not a woman in a dress.

The "lady" in the name名字裡的「lady」 is Mary, the mother of Jesus指的是瑪利亞，耶穌的母親 an old Christian naming是古老的基督教命名方式 not a woman in a dress不是穿裙子的女士

You meet the word in stories, gardens, and school nature lessons; it is friendly and everyday, not scientific.

You meet the word你會遇到這個字 in stories, gardens, and school nature lessons在故事、花園和學校的自然課裡 it is friendly and everyday它親切又日常 not scientific不是科學用語