A lizard is a kind of reptile: a cold-blooded animal with dry skin, usually four short legs and a long tail. Many can drop the tail and grow another if something grabs it.

A lizard蜥蜴 is a kind of reptile是一種爬蟲類：a cold-blooded animal with dry skin是一種皮膚乾燥的冷血動物，usually four short legs and a long tail通常有四隻短腳和一條長尾巴。Many can drop the tail很多蜥蜴可以斷尾 and grow another再長出新的尾巴 if something grabs it如果被什麼東西抓住的話。

You meet the word in nature films, pet shops, and hot countries. The little ones on Taiwan walls at night — geckos — are lizards too.

You meet the word你會遇到這個詞 in nature films, pet shops, and hot countries在自然生態影片、寵物店，還有炎熱國家裡。The little ones on Taiwan walls at night台灣晚上牆壁上那些小小的 — geckos壁虎 — are lizards too也是蜥蜴的一種。

Snakes are close relatives, but in ordinary English a snake is not a lizard, because a lizard is the one with legs. Though actually a few lizards have tiny legs, or almost none, so the school picture is tidier than the whole animal group.

Snakes are close relatives蛇是牠們的近親，but in ordinary English a snake is not a lizard但在一般英文裡蛇不算蜥蜴，because a lizard is the one with legs因為蜥蜴指的是有腳的那種。Though actually不過其實 a few lizards have tiny legs, or almost none有些蜥蜴的腳很小，或幾乎沒有腳，so the school picture is tidier than the whole animal group所以學校教的這個分法，比整個動物類群的實際情況簡單整齊多了。

The word is ordinary and clear. It is not rude, and it is not a name for a person unless someone is joking about someone who sits in the sun.

The word is ordinary and clear這個詞很普通、意思很清楚。It is not rude它不是粗魯的詞，and it is not a name for a person也不是用來稱呼人的稱號，unless someone is joking about someone who sits in the sun除非有人開玩笑說某人整天躺著曬太陽。