A springbok is a small, light-brown-and-white antelope that lives in the dry open country of southern Africa. English speakers often call it a kind of deer, and dictionaries sometimes say that too, but strictly it is an antelope — a different family from deer.

A springbok is跳羚是 a small, light-brown-and-white antelope一種小型淺棕白相間的羚羊 that lives in生活在 the dry open country of southern Africa南非乾燥的曠野裡。English speakers英語使用者 often call it常把牠叫做 a kind of deer一種鹿，and dictionaries字典 sometimes say that too有時候也這麼寫，but strictly但嚴格來說 it is an antelope牠是羚羊——a different family from deer跟鹿不同科。

The animal is famous for one habit: when it is excited or frightened, it jumps straight up into the air with its back arched and its legs stiff, over and over. This jumping has an English name of its own, 'pronking', and it is the whole reason for the animal's name.

The animal這動物 is famous for以...出名 one habit一個習性： when it is excited or frightened牠興奮或害怕的時候， it jumps straight up into the air會直直跳到空中 with its back arched and its legs stiff背拱起、腿打直， over and over一次又一次。This jumping這種跳躍 has an English name of its own有自己的英文名字，'pronking'『pronking』， and it is the whole reason for也是...的由來 the animal's name這動物名字。

The word is also very well known as a team name: 'the Springboks' are South Africa's national rugby team, and in sports news you will meet the word far more often with a capital S, meaning the players, than meaning the animal.

The word這個字 is also very well known as也常被當作 a team name隊名： 'the Springboks'『the Springboks』 are South Africa's national rugby team是南非的國家橄欖球代表隊， and in sports news在體育新聞裡 you will meet the word你會遇到這個字 far more often更常 with a capital S用大寫S開頭， meaning指的是 the players球員， than meaning而不是指 the animal這種動物。

In everyday English outside South Africa, most people know the word only from wildlife programmes or rugby, so if you use it in conversation you may need to add 'it's a kind of African antelope'.

In everyday English outside South Africa在南非以外的日常英語裡， most people大部分人 know the word只認識這個字 only from wildlife programmes or rugby只從野生動物節目或橄欖球， so if you use it in conversation所以你如果在對話中用到它 you may need to add可能需要補一句 'it's a kind of African antelope'『這是一種非洲羚羊』。