A midge is a very small fly. Some kinds bite people; some only dance in a cloud over grass or water and do not bite.

A midge is a very small fly一種很小的蒼蠅（小飛蟲） Some kinds bite people有些種類會咬人 some only dance in a cloud over grass or water and do not bite有些只是成群在草地或水面上飛舞，不會咬人

In ordinary talk, especially in Britain, “midge” is the little thing that gets in your face on a damp evening. Scotland is famous for them in summer: they come in clouds, and the bites itch.

In ordinary talk, especially in Britain, "midge" is the little thing that gets in your face on a damp evening在日常說法裡，尤其是在英國，midge就是那種在潮濕的傍晚會飛到你臉上的小東西 Scotland is famous for them in summer蘇格蘭夏天以牠們聞名 they come in clouds, and the bites itch牠們成群出現，咬了會癢

They are not mosquitoes, though they can look like tiny ones. A mosquito is bigger, often makes a thin sound, and drinks blood with a long mouth. A midge is smaller and often darker. Scientists split biting midges from non-biting ones, but most people do not; if it is tiny, flies in a swarm, and makes you slap your arm, they call it a midge.

They are not mosquitoes, though they can look like tiny ones牠們不是蚊子，雖然看起來可能像迷你版的蚊子 A mosquito is bigger, often makes a thin sound, and drinks blood with a long mouth蚊子比較大，常常會發出細細的聲音，用長長的口器吸血 A midge is smaller and often darkermidge比較小，顏色通常比較深 Scientists split biting midges from non-biting ones, but most people do not科學家會把會咬人的midge和不會咬人的midge分開，但一般人不會這樣分 if it is tiny, flies in a swarm, and makes you slap your arm, they call it a midge只要牠很小、成群飛舞、讓你忍不住拍手臂，大家就叫牠midge

There is also an old country use of midge for a very small person, like calling someone a little fly. From that picture English later made midget — midge plus a small ending -et.

There is also an old country use of midge for a very small person, like calling someone a little fly也有一種古老的鄉間用法，把midge用來指非常矮小的人，就像叫某人「小蒼蠅」 From that picture English later made midget — midge plus a small ending -et從這個畫面，英語後來造出了midget這個字——midge加上表示小的字尾-et

After that, some people started to hear midge as a short way of saying midget, but that is backwards: midge the insect was there first. Today, midget used of a person is a word that can hurt, so keep it for the history of the words, not for talking about people.

After that, some people started to hear midge as a short way of saying midget, but that is backwards: midge the insect was there first之後，有些人開始把midge聽成是midget的簡稱，但這順序反了：昆蟲的midge才是先出現的 Today, midget used of a person is a word that can hurt, so keep it for the history of the words, not for talking about people現在，用midget稱呼一個人是會傷人的字，所以把它留在字詞的歷史裡，不要拿來說人