NATO is a group of countries that have promised to help each other with soldiers and weapons if one of them is attacked. The United States is in it, and so are many countries in Europe, such as Britain, France, Germany, and others around the North Atlantic. Taiwan is not a member.

NATO 北約 is a group of countries 是一群國家組成的團體，that have promised to help each other with soldiers and weapons if one of them is attacked 彼此承諾如果其中一個被攻擊，大家就會用軍隊和武器互相幫忙。the United States is in it 美國是其中一員，and so are many countries in Europe 歐洲很多國家也是，such as Britain, France, Germany, and others around the North Atlantic 像是英國、法國、德國，還有北大西洋周邊的其他國家。Taiwan is not a member 台灣不是成員

The name is short for North Atlantic Treaty Organization: North Atlantic because the first members sat around that ocean, treaty because they signed a promise, and organization because it is a lasting club, not one meeting.

the name is short for North Atlantic Treaty Organization 這個名字是 North Atlantic Treaty Organization 的縮寫：North Atlantic 北大西洋 because the first members sat around that ocean 是因為最早的成員國都在那片海洋周圍，treaty 條約 because they signed a promise 是因為他們簽了一個承諾，and organization 組織 because it is a lasting club, not one meeting 是因為這是個長期的團體，不是開一次會而已

People say it as one word, like “nay-toe,” not as four letters.

people say it as one word 大家把它當一個單字唸，like 'nay-toe,' 唸成「nay-toe」，not as four letters 而不是一個字母一個字母唸

You will hear it in the news when countries talk about war, joining the group, or that promise (an attack on one is treated as an attack on all).

in the news 在新聞裡 you will hear it 你會聽到這個字，when countries talk about war, joining the group, or that promise 當國家在談戰爭、加入這個組織，或那個承諾的時候（an attack on one is treated as an attack on all 攻擊其中一個就算是攻擊全部）

Some people use the same letters as a sour joke, “No Action, Talk Only,” when they feel the group talks more than it acts — that is not the real name.

some people use the same letters as a sour joke 有些人會拿同樣的字母開一個酸酸的玩笑，'No Action, Talk Only,' 說是「No Action, Talk Only」，when they feel the group talks more than it acts 覺得這個組織講得比做得多的時候 — that is not the real name 但那不是真正的名字

Do not mix NATO with the UN: the UN is a much bigger world talking-group; NATO is a smaller military one.

do not mix NATO with the UN 不要把 NATO 跟聯合國搞混：the UN is a much bigger world talking-group 聯合國是個大很多的世界談話性團體；NATO is a smaller military one NATO 是個比較小的軍事性團體