GDP is a number that tries to say how much a country made in one year. You add up the goods and services produced inside that country — the rice, the phones, the bus rides, the haircuts — and you give the pile a money value. “Inside the country” is the key.

GDP is a numberGDP是一個數字 that tries to say想要說明 how much a country made一個國家賺了多少 in one year在一年裡。You add up你把它們加起來 the goods and services produced inside that country在那個國家裡生產的商品和服務 — the rice, the phones, the bus rides, the haircuts像是稻米、手機、公車票、剪髮 — and you give the pile a money value然後給這一堆東西一個金錢價值。"Inside the country" is the key「在國內」是關鍵。

If a Taiwan company earns money in America, that money is not in Taiwan’s GDP. If a foreign company builds things in Taiwan, that work is in Taiwan’s GDP.

If a Taiwan company earns money in America如果一家台灣公司在美國賺錢, that money is not in Taiwan's GDP那筆錢不算在台灣的GDP裡。If a foreign company builds things in Taiwan如果一家外國公司在台灣生產東西, that work is in Taiwan's GDP那些工作就算在台灣的GDP裡。

The letters stand for Gross Domestic Product: “gross” here means the full amount before you take anything away, and “domestic” means at home, in this country.

The letters stand for Gross Domestic Product這幾個字母代表Gross Domestic Product（國內生產毛額）："gross" here means the full amount before you take anything away這裡的「gross」指的是還沒扣掉任何東西前的全部金額, and "domestic" means at home, in this country而「domestic」指的是在本地、在這個國家裡。

People on the news treat a rising GDP as “the country is doing well”, though actually it is a blunt tool. It counts a lot of busy-ness, but it does not tell you whether ordinary families feel better off, or whether the air is clean.

People on the news treat a rising GDP as "the country is doing well"新聞上的人把GDP上升當成「這個國家表現得不錯」，though actually不過其實 it is a blunt tool它是一個很粗略的工具。It counts a lot of busy-ness它算出了很多忙碌的活動，but it does not tell you但它沒辦法告訴你 whether ordinary families feel better off一般家庭是不是覺得日子變好了, or whether the air is clean或是空氣乾不乾淨。

The sister number, GNP, does count income from abroad; GDP leaves that out. That is the difference hiding in the phrase “except for income received from abroad”.

The sister number, GNP它的姊妹數字GNP, does count income from abroad確實會把來自國外的收入算進去；GDP leaves that outGDP則把這部分排除在外。That is the difference那就是那個差別 hiding in the phrase藏在這句話裡「except for income received from abroad不含來自國外收入」。