EPA is the short name people in the United States use for the Environmental Protection Agency — the national office that watches air, water, land, and chemicals, and writes rules to keep them safer. When an American says “the EPA”, they almost always mean this one US government body, not a general idea and not every country’s environment office.

EPAEPA is the short name people in the United States use for the Environmental Protection Agency是美國人用來稱呼 Environmental Protection Agency（環境保護署）的簡稱 — the national office that watches air, water, land, and chemicals是負責監督空氣、水、土地和化學物質的國家機關, and writes rules to keep them safer並訂定規則讓這些東西更安全。 When an American says "the EPA"當美國人說「the EPA」時, they他們 almost always mean this one US government body幾乎都是指美國這個特定的政府機關, not a general idea and not every country's environment office不是泛指這種概念，也不是指每個國家自己的環保機關。

Other places use other names; in Taiwan people have long said 環保署 for the local one, and that office is now the Ministry of Environment (環境部), though the old short name still turns up in speech.

Other places其他地方 use other names用的是不同的名字; in Taiwan在台灣, people長久以來 have long said 環保署 for the local one大家都把當地那個機關叫做環保署, and that office而那個機關 is now the Ministry of Environment現在是環境部 (環境部), though the old short name still turns up in speech不過舊的簡稱還是常常在口語裡出現。

The same three letters can mean other things in a science class (for example a kind of oil from fish), but this entry is the government agency. It is a formal name, yet it shows up in news, protests, and ordinary talk whenever people are angry about pollution.

The same three letters同樣這三個字母 can mean other things in a science class在科學課上可能指別的東西 (for example a kind of oil from fish比如一種從魚身上提煉的油), but this entry is the government agency不過這個詞條指的是這個政府機關。 It它 is a formal name是個正式的名稱, yet但 it它 shows up in news, protests, and ordinary talk卻常出現在新聞、抗議和日常對話裡 whenever people are angry about pollution只要大家對污染感到憤怒的時候。