A platypus is a small furry animal from Australia. It lives in rivers and looks as if someone built it from spare parts: a soft beak like a duck, webbed feet, and a flat tail.

A platypus鴨嘴獸 is a small furry animal from Australia是一種來自澳洲、全身長毛的小動物 It lives in rivers牠住在河裡 and looks as if someone built it from spare parts看起來就像有人拿零件拼湊出來的 a soft beak like a duck有像鴨子一樣軟軟的嘴 webbed feet有蹼的腳 and a flat tail和一條扁平的尾巴

It lays eggs, which is rare for an animal that also makes milk, and the mother still feeds her young that way. Though actually, she has no nipples; the milk comes out on her skin and the babies lick it.

It lays eggs牠會產卵 which is rare for an animal that also makes milk這對一種也會分泌乳汁的動物來說很罕見 and the mother still feeds her young that way而母親還是用產卵這種方式養育後代 Though actually不過其實 she has no nipples牠沒有乳頭 the milk comes out on her skin乳汁是從皮膚上滲出來的 and the babies lick it小寶寶用舔的方式喝奶

Male platypuses have a spur on the back leg that can sting with venom — enough to hurt a person badly, though it does not usually kill.

Male platypuses公的鴨嘴獸 have a spur on the back leg後腳上有一根距 that can sting with venom可以注入毒液螫人 enough to hurt a person badly足以讓人受重傷 though it does not usually kill不過通常不會致命

The animal is real, even if it looks like a joke. Scientists group it with a tiny set of egg-laying mammals.

The animal is real這種動物是真實存在的 even if it looks like a joke即使牠看起來像個玩笑 Scientists group it科學家把牠歸類 with a tiny set of egg-laying mammals在一小群會產卵的哺乳類裡

In English the usual plural is platypuses.

In English在英文裡 the usual plural is platypuses常見的複數是 platypuses