The Exchequer is the British government office that takes in taxes and pays out public money — the national money-box, in old-fashioned dress. You will meet it most often in the title Chancellor of the Exchequer, the minister who looks after the UK’s money, a bit like a finance minister. News still says money “goes into the Exchequer” or talks about what the Exchequer can afford.

The Exchequer is the British government office that takes in taxes and pays out public moneyExchequer 是英國負責收稅、支付公共資金的政府機關——the national money-box, in old-fashioned dress可以說是穿著古裝的「國家錢箱」。 You will meet it most often in the title Chancellor of the Exchequer你最常在 Chancellor of the Exchequer（財政大臣）這個頭銜裡遇到它，the minister who looks after the UK’s money也就是負責掌管英國財政的部長，a bit like a finance minister有點像我們說的財政部長。 News still says money “goes into the Exchequer”新聞還是會說錢「goes into the Exchequer（進了國庫）」，or talks about what the Exchequer can afford或談論國庫負擔得起什麼。

Though actually, in modern Britain the everyday name for that department is often the Treasury; Exchequer survives as a grand, historical name, especially in that chancellor title. Long ago it was also a court that heard money cases.

Though actually不過其實，in modern Britain the everyday name for that department is often the Treasury在現代英國，這個部門日常的名稱通常是 Treasury（財政部），Exchequer survives as a grand, historical nameExchequer 則是留存下來、比較盛大、歷史性的名稱，especially in that chancellor title尤其是用在那個財政大臣的頭銜裡。 Long ago it was also a court that heard money cases很久以前，它也曾經是審理金錢案件的法院。

The word is usually written with a capital E because it is a proper name, not a general word for any country’s finance office.

The word is usually written with a capital E這個字通常會用大寫的 E 開頭，because it is a proper name因為它是一個專有名詞，not a general word for any country’s finance office不是任何國家財政機關的通稱。