WWF stands for the World Wide Fund for Nature — the big international conservation organisation with the black-and-white panda as its logo. It works to protect wild animals and wild places: tigers, whales, rainforests, coral. You will meet the letters in the news, on posters, and on charity donation pages, and most people say them one by one, 'double-you double-you eff', rather than as a word.

WWF stands forWWF代表 the World Wide Fund for Nature世界自然基金會 — the big international conservation organisation那個知名的國際保育組織, with the black-and-white panda as its logo標誌是黑白熊貓。It works to protect它致力於保護 wild animals and wild places野生動物與野外棲地: tigers, whales, rainforests, coral老虎、鯨魚、雨林、珊瑚。You will meet the letters你會看到這幾個字母 in the news在新聞裡、on posters海報上, and on charity donation pages和慈善捐款頁面上, and而 most people say them one by one大部分人會一個字母一個字母唸, 'double-you double-you eff'唸成'double-you double-you eff', rather than as a word而不是當一個單字唸出來。

Two things are worth knowing. First, the group used to be called the World Wildlife Fund, changed its name in 1986, and in the United States and Canada it is still officially called that — so both long names are correct, depending on the country, while the letters WWF stay the same.

Two things are worth knowing有兩件事值得知道。First第一, the group used to be called這個組織以前叫做 the World Wildlife Fund世界野生動物基金會, changed its name in 1986在1986年改名, and而 in the United States and Canada在美國和加拿大, it is still officially called that官方名稱還是那個 — so所以 both long names are correct兩個完整名稱都對, depending on the country要看是哪個國家, while the letters WWF stay the same但WWF這幾個字母不變。

Second, the same three letters were used for years by the World Wrestling Federation, the American entertainment wrestling company. They lost a court case to the nature group in 2002 and became WWE, but older films, T-shirts and web pages still say WWF meaning wrestling. So if you meet these letters in something from the 1990s, look at what is around them before you decide which one it is.

Second第二, the same three letters were used for years這三個字母也曾被用了好幾年 by the World Wrestling Federation世界摔角聯盟用, the American entertainment wrestling company一家美國娛樂摔角公司。They lost a court case他們打輸了一場官司 to the nature group輸給那個自然保育組織 in 2002在2002年 and became WWE後來改名叫WWE, but但 older films, T-shirts and web pages舊的電影、T恤和網頁 still say WWF meaning wrestling還是用WWF指摔角。So所以 if you meet these letters如果你在 in something from the 1990s九零年代的東西裡看到這幾個字母, look at what is around them要先看看它周圍的內容 before you decide which one it is再決定它指的是哪一個。