A groundhog — a fat, brown, furry North American animal about the size of a large cat, with short legs. It digs long tunnels, eats plants, and sleeps all winter.

A groundhog就是groundhog（土撥鼠）——a fat, brown, furry North American animal一種胖胖的、棕色、毛茸茸的北美動物 about the size of a large cat大小像一隻大貓，with short legs腿很短。It它 digs long tunnels挖很長的地道，eats plants吃植物，and而 sleeps all winter整個冬天都在睡覺。

'Woodchuck' and 'groundhog' are two names for exactly the same animal; Americans use both, and which one you hear depends on the region and the person. Gardeners and farmers know it as the animal that eats their vegetables.

'Woodchuck''Woodchuck' and和 'groundhog''groundhog' are two names for exactly the same animal是同一種動物的兩個名字；Americans use both美國人兩個都用，and而 which one you hear depends on the region and the person聽到哪一個要看地區和說話的人。Gardeners and farmers園丁和農夫 know it認得它 as the animal that eats their vegetables是那種會吃他們菜園蔬菜的動物。

Most learners meet the word not from biology but from the famous English tongue twister: 'How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?' — which is a joke, since the animal has nothing to do with wood at all.

Most learners meet the word大部分學英文的人認識這個字 not from biology不是從生物學，but而是 from the famous English tongue twister從那句有名的英文繞口令：'How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?'——which is a joke這是個玩笑，since the animal has nothing to do with wood at all因為這種動物跟木頭一點關係都沒有。