PBS is the Public Broadcasting Service, a television network in the United States. Its job is to show good programmes, not to make a profit like the big commercial channels.

PBS PBS is是 the Public Broadcasting Service「公共廣播服務」（Public Broadcasting Service） a television network in the United States美國的一個電視聯播網。Its job它的任務 is to show good programmes是播出好節目 not to make a profit而不是賺錢 like the big commercial channels像那些大型商業頻道一樣。

You will not see loud product ads in the middle of a PBS show in the usual American way. The money comes from viewers who give, from the government, and from large companies that help pay for a programme.

You will not see你不會看到 loud product ads大聲喧嘩的商品廣告 in the middle of a PBS show出現在PBS節目中間 in the usual American way像一般美國電視台那樣。The money comes from經費來自 viewers who give捐款的觀眾 from the government政府 and from large companies that help pay for a programme以及贊助節目經費的大公司。

Two names people still tie to PBS are Sesame Street and Masterpiece Theatre.

Two names people still tie to PBS大家仍然會把兩個名字跟PBS連在一起 are就是 Sesame Street and Masterpiece Theatre《芝麻街》和《大師劇場》。

Though actually, those company messages — “brought to you by…” — can feel a little like quiet ads, and some famous PBS shows now also appear on paid streaming services. In Taiwan, 公視 is our public TV; PBS is the American one, not the same station.

Though actually不過實際上 those company messages那些贊助訊息 — “brought to you by…”——「brought to you by…」（由...贊助播出） can feel a little like quiet ads可能讓人覺得有點像不動聲色的廣告 and some famous PBS shows now also appear on paid streaming services現在也有些知名的PBS節目會出現在付費串流平台上。In Taiwan在台灣 公視公視 is our public TV是我們的公共電視 PBS is the American onePBS是美國那一家 not the same station兩者不是同一家電視台。