A stingray is a sea fish with a wide, flat body shaped a bit like a kite or a big pancake, with eyes on top and its mouth underneath. It swims by moving the edges of its body up and down, so it looks like it is flying slowly through the water.

A stingraystingray is a sea fish with a wide, flat body是一種海魚，身體又寬又扁 shaped a bit like a kite or a big pancake形狀有點像風箏或一個大鬆餅 with eyes on top and its mouth underneath眼睛長在上面，嘴巴長在下面 It swims by moving the edges of its body up and down牠游泳的方式是讓身體邊緣上下擺動 so it looks like it is flying slowly through the water看起來就像在水裡慢慢地飛

At the back it has a long thin tail, and on that tail there is one or more sharp points (called barbs or spines). Those points carry poison.

At the back it has a long thin tail牠的尾巴又長又細，長在身體後面 and on that tail there is one or more sharp points尾巴上有一根或多根尖銳的刺 (called barbs or spines)（叫做barbs或spines） Those points carry poison這些刺帶有毒液

A stingray does not hunt people — it lies on the sandy bottom, half buried, waiting for small fish, shrimps and shellfish. The danger is that someone walking in shallow water steps on one without seeing it, and the tail comes up. That is why in some places people are told to slide their feet along the sand instead of stepping down; the fish feels you coming and swims away.

A stingray does not hunt peoplestingray不會獵捕人類 it lies on the sandy bottom, half buried牠會半埋在沙質海底 waiting for small fish, shrimps and shellfish等著小魚、蝦子和貝類上門 The danger is that someone walking in shallow water steps on one without seeing it危險的地方在於，有人在淺水裡走路時，沒看到牠就踩了上去 and the tail comes up尾巴就會甩起來 That is why in some places people are told to slide their feet along the sand instead of stepping down這就是為什麼有些地方會叫大家在沙地上用滑步的方式走，而不是直接踩下去 the fish feels you coming and swims away這樣魚感覺到你靠近，就會游走

Most stings hurt very much but are not deadly. Some kinds are small enough to hold in two hands, and some are wider than a car. Rays are close relatives of sharks — like sharks, their body has no real bone inside, only softer material (cartilage, the same stuff your ear is made of).

Most stings hurt very much but are not deadly大部分被刺傷都會非常痛，但不會致命 Some kinds are small enough to hold in two hands有些種類小到可以用兩隻手捧著 and some are wider than a car有些則比一輛車還寬 Rays are close relatives of sharks魟類是鯊魚的近親 like sharks, their body has no real bone inside就像鯊魚一樣，牠們體內沒有真正的骨頭 only softer material (cartilage, the same stuff your ear is made of)只有比較軟的軟骨（跟你耳朵裡的東西一樣）

Some people keep small ones in big tanks, and in an aquarium you can often touch them, because the keepers cut the sharp point off safely. In everyday English the word is used almost only for the animal; it is not a common word for anything else, though it sometimes gets used as a name for cars or boats to sound fast and dangerous.

Some people keep small ones in big tanks有些人會把小的養在大水槽裡 and in an aquarium you can often touch them在水族館裡你通常可以摸牠們 because the keepers cut the sharp point off safely因為飼養員會安全地把尖刺剪掉 In everyday English the word is used almost only for the animal在日常英文裡，這個字幾乎只用來指這種動物 it is not a common word for anything else它不是用來指別的東西的常見字 though it sometimes gets used as a name for cars or boats不過偶爾會被拿來當車子或船的名字 to sound fast and dangerous讓它聽起來快又危險