The CIA is the United States’ foreign intelligence service: the government department that tries to find out, often in secret, what other countries are doing. The letters stand for Central Intelligence Agency. People say the three letters; they almost never say the full name in speech.

The CIA is the United States' foreign intelligence serviceCIA是美國的對外情報機構 the government department that tries to find out, often in secret, what other countries are doing一個常常在暗中打探其他國家在做什麼的政府部門 The letters stand for Central Intelligence Agency這幾個字母代表Central Intelligence Agency People say the three letters大家會唸這三個字母 they almost never say the full name in speech口語裡幾乎不會說出完整的名稱

It is not the American police, and it is not the army. The FBI works mainly inside the United States, on federal crime; the CIA’s classic job is overseas information, spies, and analysis.

It is not the American police, and it is not the army它不是美國警察，也不是軍隊 The FBI works mainly inside the United States, on federal crimeFBI主要在美國國內處理聯邦犯罪 the CIA's classic job is overseas information, spies, and analysis而CIA的經典工作是海外情報、間諜和分析

You will meet CIA constantly in news and films. The letters can stand for other things too (there is a famous cookery school in America with the same initials); this word is the US intelligence service. In Taiwan, news writes CIA or 美國中央情報局.

You will meet CIA constantly in news and films你會在新聞和電影裡不斷遇到CIA The letters can stand for other things too這幾個字母也可能代表別的東西 (there is a famous cookery school in America with the same initials)（美國有一所有名的廚藝學校縮寫也一樣） this word is the US intelligence service但這個詞指的是美國情報機構 In Taiwan, news writes CIA or 美國中央情報局在台灣，新聞會寫CIA或美國中央情報局