A toucan is a bird of the American tropics — the rainforests of Central and South America — famous for a beak that looks far too big for its body. The beak is brightly coloured, often orange, yellow, red and black together, and the body feathers are usually black with a bright patch at the throat.

A toucan is a bird of the American tropics巨嘴鳥是一種產自美洲熱帶地區的鳥 the rainforests of Central and South America也就是中南美洲的雨林 famous for a beak that looks far too big for its body以嘴巴大得跟身體很不成比例出名 The beak is brightly coloured嘴巴顏色很鮮豔 often orange, yellow, red and black together常常是橘、黃、紅、黑混在一起 and the body feathers are usually black而身上的羽毛通常是黑色的 with a bright patch at the throat喉嚨那邊有一塊鮮豔的斑

The surprising part is that the beak is light: it is mostly hollow inside with thin struts of bone, so the bird is not carrying the weight you would expect. It uses it to reach fruit on branches too thin to stand on, and to shed body heat, like a radiator.

The surprising part is that the beak is light讓人意外的是，這嘴巴其實很輕 it is mostly hollow inside with thin struts of bone裡面大部分是中空的，只有細細的骨頭支架 so the bird is not carrying the weight you would expect所以這隻鳥背負的重量沒有你想的那麼重 It uses it to reach fruit on branches too thin to stand on牠用這張嘴去搆那些細到站不上去的樹枝上的果子 and to shed body heat, like a radiator也用來散熱，像個散熱器一樣

Toucans live in flocks, nest in holes in trees, and are noisy. Because the shape is so recognisable, the toucan is a favourite in cartoons, cereal advertising, and zoo posters — many people can picture one who have never seen the bird's name written.

Toucans live in flocks巨嘴鳥會成群生活 nest in holes in trees在樹洞裡築巢 and are noisy而且很吵 Because the shape is so recognisable因為外型太好認了 the toucan is a favourite in cartoons, cereal advertising, and zoo posters巨嘴鳥常出現在卡通、麥片廣告和動物園海報上 many people can picture one who have never seen the bird's name written很多人就算沒看過牠的名字寫出來，也能想像出牠的樣子

In British English there is also a *toucan crossing*, a road crossing that both people and cyclists may use — the name is a pun, because "two can" cross. That is a small joke worth knowing if you read British road signs.

In British English there is also a *toucan crossing*在英式英文裡還有個詞叫toucan crossing a road crossing that both people and cyclists may use是行人和騎自行車的人都可以用的一種穿越道 the name is a pun, because "two can" cross這個名字是雙關語，因為「two can」（兩個都可以）過馬路 That is a small joke worth knowing這是個值得知道的小笑話 if you read British road signs如果你會看英國的路標的話