National Public Radio: a well-known US radio network, famous for news, talk, and culture rather than pop hits or ads all day.

National Public RadioNational Public Radio（美國國家公共廣播電台）：a well-known US radio network是美國一個知名的廣播網， famous for news, talk, and culture以新聞、談話節目，還有文化內容聞名， rather than pop hits or ads all day而不是整天播流行歌或廣告。

People say 'I heard it on NPR' the way others say 'I heard it on the BBC.' It is not a commercial pop station, and it is not a government mouthpiece either — though actually a lot of its money now comes from listeners, foundations, and underwriters, not only from public funds.

People say 'I heard it on NPR'人們會說「I heard it on NPR」 the way others say 'I heard it on the BBC.'就像其他人會說「I heard it on the BBC」一樣。It is not a commercial pop station它不是一個商業流行電台， and it is not a government mouthpiece either也不是政府的傳聲筒——though actually a lot of its money now comes from listeners, foundations, and underwriters不過其實它現在很多資金來自聽眾、基金會，還有贊助商， not only from public funds而不是只靠公共經費。

'Public' here does not mean state radio in the way some countries run it. Outside the US the letters still point to that American network, not to public radio in general.

'Public' here does not mean state radio這裡的「Public」不是指某些國家那種國營電台， in the way some countries run it就是有些國家那樣經營的方式。 Outside the US the letters still point to that American network在美國以外，這幾個字母指的還是那個美國廣播網， not to public radio in general而不是泛指所有的公共廣播。

You say the letters one by one: N-P-R.

You say the letters one by one你要一個字母一個字母唸：N-P-RN-P-R。