A puffin is a seabird of the North Atlantic. It is not a big bird — about the size of a pigeon — but people remember it at once because of its face. In summer its beak is large and painted in bright orange, yellow, and grey-blue, and there is a dark mark by the eye, so English speakers call it the clown of the sea. The body is black on top and white underneath.

A puffin海鸚 is a seabird of the North Atlantic是北大西洋的一種海鳥。 It is not a big bird它不是一種大鳥 — about the size of a pigeon大概鴿子那麼大 — but但 people remember it at once大家一看就記得它 because of its face因為牠的臉。 In summer夏天的時候, its beak is large and painted in bright orange, yellow, and grey-blue牠的喙又大又漆著鮮豔的橘、黃、灰藍色, and而 there is a dark mark by the eye眼睛旁邊還有一塊深色的印記, so所以 English speakers call it the clown of the sea說英語的人叫牠海上的小丑。 The body is black on top and white underneath身體是背黑腹白。

Puffins spend most of the year out on the ocean and come to land to nest in holes in the earth on sea cliffs. Both parents bring small fish home; that famous beak can hold a whole row of them at once.

Puffins spend most of the year out on the ocean海鸚一年大部分時間都待在海上, and而 come to land to nest in holes in the earth on sea cliffs只有回陸地時，才會在海邊懸崖的土洞裡築巢。 Both parents bring small fish home親鳥雙方都會叼小魚回家; that famous beak can hold a whole row of them at once那個有名的喙一次可以整排叼好幾條。

Though actually, the bird in most pictures is the Atlantic puffin. The Pacific has other kinds, such as the tufted puffin, which look a little different.

Though actually不過其實, the bird in most pictures大部分照片裡的那種鳥 is the Atlantic puffin是大西洋海鸚。 The Pacific has other kinds太平洋還有其他種類, such as the tufted puffin像是簇羽海鸚, which look a little different長得有點不一樣。

They are not penguins: puffins can fly. They are also not parrots, even though the Chinese name 海鸚鵡 sounds like a sea parrot. In English, puffin is just the bird. It is not a common metaphor.

They are not penguins牠們不是企鵝: puffins can fly海鸚會飛。 They are also not parrots牠們也不是鸚鵡, even though the Chinese name 海鸚鵡雖然中文名字叫「海鸚鵡」 sounds like a sea parrot聽起來像海上的鸚鵡。 In English在英文裡, puffin is just the birdpuffin就只是指這種鳥。 It is not a common metaphor不是常見的比喻用法。