The NHS is Britain’s public health system. The letters stand for National Health Service.

The NHS is Britain's public health systemNHS是英國的公共醫療體系。The letters stand for National Health Service這幾個字母代表National Health Service（國民保健服務）。

You do not pay the doctor or the hospital bill when you use it; the money comes from taxes. Though actually, people say “free”, but it is not magic: workers pay for it through tax, and in England you may still pay a charge for some pharmacy medicines.

You do not pay the doctor or the hospital bill當你使用它的時候你不用付醫生費或住院費 when you use it, the money comes from taxes錢是從稅收來的。Though actually不過其實，people say "free"人們說它是「免費」的，but it is not magic但那不是變魔術：workers pay for it through tax工作的人透過稅金付了這筆錢, and in England you may still pay a charge for some pharmacy medicines而且在英格蘭買某些藥局的藥你可能還是要付一筆費用。

It began in 1948, after the Second World War, with the idea that care should depend on need, not on how rich you are.

It began in 1948它始於1948年, after the Second World War在二次大戰之後, with the idea that care should depend on need抱持著醫療照顧應該依「需要」給予, not on how rich you are而不是依你多有錢的想法。

England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland each run their own service now, but people still say the NHS for the whole idea. It is a huge employer and a huge political subject — newspapers talk about “saving the NHS” the way families talk about a shared roof.

England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland each run their own service now英格蘭、蘇格蘭、威爾斯和北愛爾蘭現在各自經營自己的服務, but people still say the NHS for the whole idea但人們還是把整個概念都叫做NHS。It is a huge employer and a huge political subject它是一個龐大的雇主，也是一個重大的政治議題 — newspapers talk about "saving the NHS"報紙會談論「拯救NHS」, the way families talk about a shared roof就像家人談論共有的那個屋頂一樣。

It is not private US-style insurance, and it is not the same design as Taiwan’s 健保, even though both try to make sure ordinary people can see a doctor.

It is not private US-style insurance它不是美式的私人保險, and it is not the same design as Taiwan's 健保也跟台灣的健保制度設計不一樣, even though both try to make sure ordinary people can see a doctor儘管兩者都想確保一般人看得起病。