A warthog is a wild pig that lives in Africa, mostly on open grassland. It is grey, nearly hairless except for a rough mane along its back, and it has two pairs of tusks — long curved teeth that stick out sideways from its mouth. Its face has thick lumps of skin on it, and those lumps are what gave the animal its name: people thought they looked like warts, the small hard bumps that can grow on human skin.

A warthog is a wild pig that lives in AfricaWarthog是一種生活在非洲的野豬， mostly on open grassland主要在開闊草原上。 It is grey, nearly hairless except for a rough mane along its back牠是灰色的，幾乎沒有毛，只有背上一條粗糙的鬃毛， and it has two pairs of tusks而且牠有兩對獠牙—— long curved teeth that stick out sideways from its mouth從嘴巴兩側伸出來的長彎牙齒。 Its face has thick lumps of skin on it牠的臉上有一塊塊厚厚的皮膚肉瘤， and those lumps are what gave the animal its name這些肉瘤就是這種動物名字的由來： people thought they looked like warts人們覺得牠們看起來像warts， the small hard bumps that can grow on human skin就是人類皮膚上會長的那種又小又硬的疙瘩。

Warthogs eat grass and roots. When they eat they often go down on their front knees, which is a strange sight, and when they run away they hold their thin tails straight up in the air like little flags. They sleep in holes in the ground that other animals dug. They are not usually dangerous to people but they will fight with their tusks if cornered.

Warthogs eat grass and rootsWarthog吃草和根莖類。 When they eat they often go down on their front knees牠們吃東西的時候常常會跪下前膝， which is a strange sight看起來很奇怪， and when they run away they hold their thin tails straight up in the air like little flags而牠們逃跑的時候，會把細細的尾巴筆直豎在空中，像一面面小旗子。 They sleep in holes in the ground that other animals dug牠們睡在別的動物挖好的地洞裡。 They are not usually dangerous to people牠們對人通常不危險 but they will fight with their tusks if cornered但如果被逼到角落，會用獠牙來打鬥。

Most Taiwanese students first meet this animal not in a zoo but in *The Lion King* — Pumbaa is a warthog. If you are ever stuck for the meaning, that picture is a good one to hold onto.

Most Taiwanese students first meet this animal not in a zoo but in *The Lion King*大部分台灣學生第一次認識這種動物，不是在動物園，而是在《獅子王》裡—— Pumbaa is a warthog彭彭就是一隻warthog。 If you are ever stuck for the meaning如果你想不起意思， that picture is a good one to hold onto這個畫面是一個很好記的參考點。

It is countable: one warthog, a group of warthogs. Nothing tricky about it grammatically; it is simply the name of an animal, useful for nature programmes, zoos, and safari talk.

It is countable它是可數名詞： one warthog, a group of warthogsone warthog（一隻warthog），a group of warthogs（一群warthogs）。 Nothing tricky about it grammatically文法上沒有什麼特別要注意的地方； it is simply the name of an animal它單純就是一種動物的名字， useful for nature programmes, zoos, and safari talk在自然節目、動物園和野生動物之旅的話題裡用得到。