三個字母的代碼
The foreign exchange market, also referred to as forex, is a worldwide marketplace for buyers and sellers to trade the currency of one nation for another.
外匯市場是全球買家和賣家進行貨幣交易的市場。
It is one of the most actively traded markets in the world.
外匯市場是世界上交易最活躍的市場之一。
Although anyone who has exchanged currency when traveling has taken part in foreign exchange, many people convert currency in hopes of earning profits.
雖然曾經到在旅遊時兌換過貨幣的人都參與過外匯交易，但許多人兌換貨幣是希望獲得利潤。
take part in 參加=participate inconvert (v.)改變、轉換make(turn) profits 賺取利潤
Forex is different from stock markets as it is an over-the-counter (OTC) market, which means all exchanges occur “directly between two parties.”
外匯市場不同於股票市場，它是一個場外交易（OTC）市場，這意味著所有的交易都是「直接在兩方之間進行的」。
over-the-counter medicine 非處方用藥party (n.)當事人、參與的一方
Additionally, with many global trading centers, including London, New York, Tokyo and Singapore, trades can occur 24 hours a day.
此外，由於有許多全球貿易中心，包括倫敦、紐約、東京和新加坡等，交易可以全天候進行。
In the forex market, currencies are always traded in pairs, with each country’s currency given a three-letter code.
在外匯市場中，貨幣總是以貨幣對的形式進行交易，每個國家的貨幣都有一個三個字母的代碼。
pair (n.)一對
For example, USD/TWD is a pair where USD (US dollar) is the base currency and TWD (New Taiwan dollar) is the quote currency.
USD/TWD就是一個例子，其中USD（美元）是基本貨幣，TWD（新台幣）是報價貨幣。
quote (n.)(v.)報價quote(quoted) currency 報價貨幣
Depending on the performance of the base against the quote, traders can choose to buy or sell the pair to turn profits.
根據基本貨幣對報價貨幣的表現，交易人可以選擇買入或賣出該貨幣對以獲利。
Beyond these types of trades, exchange rates between each pair will also determine the daily value of most world currencies, which can affect travelers who exchange money or business transactions between two countries.
除了這些交易之外，每對貨幣之間的匯率也會決定大多數全球貨幣的每日價值，這可能會影響到兌換貨幣的旅客或兩個國家之間的商業交易。
beyond (prep.) 除了=in addition totransaction (n.)交易
Like the stock market, forex is driven mainly by supply and demand.
像股票市場一樣，外匯市場主要由供需關係驅動。
drive (v.)驅動、推動
Among the factors affecting supply, central banks can issue more money which may lead to a currency’s drop in value.
在影響供應的因素中，中央銀行可以發行更多貨幣，這可能會導致貨幣貶值。
issue (v.)發行issue a visa 發行簽證issue a passport 發行護照depreciation (n.)貶值
As far as demand, positive or negative news can impact the desirability of a nation’s currency.
至於需求方面，正面或負面的新聞可以影響一個國家貨幣的吸引力。
as far as ... 至於、談到……=as forimpact (v.)(n.)影響
Such fluctuations in the market also have a direct impact on global trade, with foreign exchange rates affecting the prices that consumers pay for imported goods daily.
市場上的這些波動也直接影響全球貿易，外匯匯率影響著消費者每天為進口商品支付的價格。
fluctuation (n.)波動price fluctuation 價格波動market fluctuation 市場波動