A mallard is a common wild duck, the ordinary duck you see on park lakes, ponds, and rivers across much of the north of the world.

A mallard is所謂mallard，就是 a common wild duck一種常見的野鴨, the ordinary duck you see on park lakes, ponds, and rivers也就是你會在公園的湖、池塘和河邊看到的那種鴨子, across much of the north of the world世界北半球很多地方都有。

The male is the one people picture: a shiny green head, a yellow bill, a white ring on the neck, and a brown chest. The female is mottled brown, which helps her hide on the nest; both have a little blue patch on the wing.

The male is the one people picture雄鴨就是大家腦中的那個樣子: a shiny green head油亮的綠色頭, a yellow bill黃色的嘴, a white ring on the neck脖子上一圈白色, and a brown chest還有棕色的胸部。The female is mottled brown母鴨是雜色的棕色, which helps her hide on the nest這樣才能在窩裡藏好; both have a little blue patch on the wing兩者翅膀上都有一小塊藍斑。

Mallard is the name of this species, not a word for every duck — a white farm duck is usually a different bird, though actually some farm ducks were bred from mallards long ago.

Mallard is the name of this speciesMallard是這個物種的名字, not a word for every duck不是隨便一隻鴨子都能叫mallard — a white farm duck is usually a different bird白色的農場鴨通常是不同的品種, though actually不過其實 some farm ducks were bred from mallards long ago有些農場鴨很久以前是從mallard培育出來的。

People often feed them bread, which is not good for them.

People often feed them bread大家常餵牠們麵包, which is not good for them但這對牠們不好。

The same word is also used as a family name, taken from the bird.

The same word is also used as a family name這個字也被拿來當姓氏用, taken from the bird是取自這種鳥的名字。