The FTC is a US government body. The full name is the Federal Trade Commission.

The FTC FTC is是 a US government body美國的一個政府機關。The full name全名 is the Federal Trade Commission是Federal Trade Commission（聯邦貿易委員會）。

Its job is to keep business fair for customers: it watches ads that lie, companies that crush smaller rivals, and big mergers (when two companies join). If a merger would hurt shoppers or other firms, the FTC can try to stop it.

Its job它的工作 is to keep business fair for customers是讓商業行為對消費者公平: it watches它會盯著 ads that lie說謊的廣告, companies that crush smaller rivals打壓較小競爭對手的公司, and big mergers還有大型的合併 (when two companies join也就是兩家公司合而為一)。If a merger would hurt shoppers or other firms如果一項合併會傷害消費者或其他公司, the FTC can try to stop itFTC可以試著阻止它。

This is American, formal, news-and-law language — you hear it when a huge deal is in the papers.

This is這是 American, formal, news-and-law language美式、正式、新聞和法律圈的用語 — you hear it你會聽到它 when a huge deal is in the papers在報紙報導重大交易案的時候。

Taiwan has a close idea in the Fair Trade Commission (公平會), but that is a different office in a different country. The UK has similar work too (now mainly the CMA).

Taiwan台灣 has a close idea有一個接近的概念 in the Fair Trade Commission叫Fair Trade Commission（公平會）, but that is a different office in a different country但那是另一個國家的另一個機關。The UK英國 has similar work too也有類似的工作 (now mainly the CMA現在主要是CMA在負責)。

Students often mix the FTC with the FDA (food and medicine) or the FCC (TV, radio, phones). Those are other US bodies with other jobs.

Students學生 often mix the FTC with the FDA常常會把FTC和FDA搞混 (food and medicine管食品藥物的) or the FCC或FCC (TV, radio, phones管電視、廣播、電話的)。Those那些 are other US bodies with other jobs是美國其他負責不同工作的機關。