An ATM is a machine in a wall or a small booth, usually outside a bank or in a shop or station, that lets you take cash from your own account without a person behind a window. You put in a card, type your secret number, and the machine gives you notes.

An ATMATM is是 a machine一台機器 in a wall or a small booth裝在牆裡或一個小亭子裡，usually outside a bank or in a shop or station通常在銀行外面、或是店裡、車站裡，that lets you take cash from your own account without a person behind a window讓你不用透過窗口後面的行員，就能從自己的帳戶領現金。 You你 put in a card把卡片插進去，type your secret number輸入密碼，and the machine gives you notes機器就會吐鈔票給你。

The letters stand for Automated Teller Machine. A teller is the bank worker who used to count out your money; the machine does that job by itself.

The letters這幾個字母 stand for代表 Automated Teller MachineAutomated Teller Machine。 A teller一個 teller 是 is the bank worker who used to count out your money以前幫你數錢的銀行行員；the machine does that job by itself現在機器自己做這件事。

Though actually, almost nobody says the long name. People say ATM, or in Britain cash machine or cashpoint. In Taiwan the English letters ATM are what you will hear, as if they were already a local word.

Though actually不過其實，almost nobody says the long name幾乎沒有人會說這個完整的名稱。 People人們 say ATM會說 ATM，or in Britain cash machine or cashpoint或是在英國會說 cash machine 或 cashpoint。 In Taiwan在台灣，the English letters ATM are what you will hear你會聽到的就是英文字母 ATM，as if they were already a local word好像它已經是一個在地的說法一樣。

The same three letters can mean other things — scientists use atm for a unit of air pressure, and in messages atm can mean at the moment — but Where is the ATM? means the money machine.

The same three letters這同樣三個字母 can mean other things也可以代表別的東西 — scientists use atm for a unit of air pressure科學家會用 atm 代表氣壓的單位，and in messages atm can mean at the moment而在訊息裡 atm 可以是 at the moment（現在）的意思 — but 'Where is the ATM?'不過「Where is the ATM?」 means the money machine指的是提款機。