Pewter is a grey metal, traditionally made by mixing tin with lead. It is not as bright as silver and not as yellow as gold; it looks quietly grey, a little dull until you polish it.

Pewter白鑞 is a grey metal是一種灰色的金屬 traditionally made by mixing tin with lead傳統上是用錫混合鉛做成的 It is not as bright as silver它沒有銀那麼亮 and not as yellow as gold也沒有金那麼黃 it looks quietly grey看起來是低調的灰色 a little dull until you polish it沒擦亮之前有點暗沉

For hundreds of years people made plates, mugs, beer cups, and candlesticks from it, because it was cheaper than silver and easy to shape.

For hundreds of years好幾百年來 people made plates, mugs, beer cups, and candlesticks from it人們用它做盤子、馬克杯、啤酒杯和燭台 because it was cheaper than silver因為它比銀便宜 and easy to shape又容易塑形

Though actually, a lot of modern pewter is made without lead — tin mixed with other metals instead — because lead is poisonous, especially in cups and dishes. Old pewter tableware can still have lead in it, so you should not eat or drink from antiques unless you know they are safe.

Though actually不過其實 a lot of modern pewter is made without lead現在很多白鑞已經不含鉛了 tin mixed with other metals instead改成用錫混合其他金屬 because lead is poisonous因為鉛有毒 especially in cups and dishes尤其用在杯盤上更要小心 Old pewter tableware舊的白鑞餐具 can still have lead in it裡面可能還是含鉛 so you should not eat or drink from antiques所以不要用古董餐具吃東西喝東西 unless you know they are safe除非你確定它安全

People also use pewter for the colour: a pewter sky is that same soft grey.

People also use pewter for the colour大家也會用 pewter 來指顏色 a pewter sky像 pewter sky，鉛灰色的天空 is that same soft grey就是那種柔和的灰色