Citibank is a very large American bank.

Citibank is a very large American bankCitibank是一家非常大的美國銀行.

Its main offices are in New York City, and it has branches and offices in many countries, so travellers and big companies meet the name far from the United States.

Its main offices are in New York City它的總部在紐約市, and it has branches and offices in many countries在很多國家都有分行和辦事處, so travellers and big companies所以旅客和大公司 meet the name far from the United States在離美國很遠的地方也會遇到這個名字.

People often shorten it to Citi. It is part of a bigger company called Citigroup.

People often shorten it to Citi人們常把它簡稱為Citi. It is part of a bigger company called Citigroup它隸屬於一家更大的公司，叫做Citigroup.

The name hides an older one: the bank used to be called First National City Bank — “City” pointing at New York — and Citibank is a shortened form of that earlier name.

The name hides an older one這個名字底下藏著一個更早的名字: the bank used to be called First National City Bank這家銀行以前叫做First National City Bank — "City" pointing at New York——「City」指的就是紐約 — and Citibank is a shortened form of that earlier name而Citibank就是這個舊名字縮寫後的形式.

In Taiwan you will see its signs as 花旗銀行; that is not a translation of “Citi,” but the name people here actually use for this American bank (花旗 was an old way of talking about the United States’ flag).

In Taiwan你會看到它的招牌寫 you will see its signs as 花旗銀行花旗銀行; that is not a translation of "Citi,"這不是「Citi」的翻譯, but the name people here actually use for this American bank而是這裡的人實際用來稱呼這家美國銀行的名字 (花旗 was an old way of talking about the United States' flag)（花旗是以前形容美國國旗的一種舊說法）.

It is a proper name. You do not say “a citibank” for just any bank in a city.

It is a proper name這是一個專有名詞. You do not say "a citibank"你不會說「a citibank」 for just any bank in a city來泛指城裡隨便一家銀行.