The United Nations — the big international organisation, founded in 1945 after the Second World War, where almost every country in the world sends representatives to talk instead of fight. It works on peace between countries, but also on food, health, refugees, children's rights, and the climate, through smaller bodies inside it like UNICEF, the WHO, and UNESCO. Its main office is in New York.

The United Nations聯合國— the big international organisation, founded in 1945 after the Second World War，——是二次世界大戰後、1945年成立的大型國際組織where almost every country in the world sends representatives to talk instead of fight，世界上幾乎每個國家都會派代表來這裡，用談的而不是用打的。It works on peace between countries它處理的是國與國之間的和平but also on food, health, refugees, children's rights, and the climate，但也處理糧食、健康、難民、兒童權利和氣候議題through smaller bodies inside it like UNICEF, the WHO, and UNESCO，透過內部像UNICEF（聯合國兒童基金會）、the WHO（世界衛生組織）和UNESCO（聯合國教科文組織）這些比較小的機構。Its main office is in New York它的總部在紐約。

In English it almost always takes 'the': the U.N., a U.N. report, U.N. peacekeepers (soldiers in blue helmets sent to keep two sides apart).

In English it almost always takes 'the'英文裡它幾乎都會加'the'：the U.N.the U.N.a U.N. report、a U.N. report（聯合國報告）U.N. peacekeepers (soldiers in blue helmets sent to keep two sides apart)、U.N. peacekeepers（聯合國維和部隊，就是那些戴藍色頭盔、被派去隔開兩邊的士兵）。

You will see it written both with and without full stops — 'U.N.' is the older American newspaper style, 'UN' is now more common, especially in British writing. People say the two letters separately, 'you-en', never as a word.

You will see it written both with and without full stops你會看到有加句點跟沒加句點兩種寫法— 'U.N.' is the older American newspaper style, 'UN' is now more common, especially in British writing——'U.N.'是比較舊式的美式新聞寫法，'UN'現在比較常見，尤其是在英式寫作裡。People say the two letters separately, 'you-en', never as a word人們會把這兩個字母分開唸，'you-en'，不會把它當成一個單字來唸。

Note that in ordinary talk 'the U.N.' often means the officials and the decisions, not the building: 'The U.N. condemned the attack' means the member countries acting together.

Note that in ordinary talk 'the U.N.' often means the officials and the decisions, not the building要注意，日常講話裡'the U.N.'常常指的是那些官員和決策，而不是那棟大樓：'The U.N. condemned the attack' means the member countries acting together'The U.N. condemned the attack'意思是各會員國一起採取了行動。