Macroeconomics is the study of large economic systems — a whole country, a region, or the world — as one unit.

a whole country, a region, or the world整個國家、一個地區、或全世界 large economic systems把這樣的大型經濟系統 as one unit當作一個整體 is the study of來研究 Macroeconomics就是「總體經濟學」

It asks big questions: Why do prices rise for everyone? Why do many people lose jobs at the same time? What happens when a government spends more, or a central bank changes interest rates?

It asks big questions它會問一些大問題 Why do prices rise for everyone?為什麼物價對每個人都上漲？ Why do many people lose jobs at the same time?為什麼很多人會同時失業？ a government spends more政府花更多錢 a central bank changes interest rates或央行改變利率 What happens時，會發生什麼事？

It is usually uncountable: we say “I study macroeconomics,” not “a macroeconomics.” Its partner is microeconomics, which looks at small pieces (one firm, one market, one choice).

It is usually uncountable這個字通常是不可數名詞 we say “I study macroeconomics,”我們會說「I study macroeconomics」 not “a macroeconomics.”不會說「a macroeconomics」 Its partner is microeconomics它的對應詞是「microeconomics」（個體經濟學） which looks at small pieces專門研究比較小的部分 (one firm, one market, one choice)（一家公司、一個市場、一個選擇）

The word is standard in school, universities, and serious news; it feels formal, not chatty.

The word is standard in school, universities, and serious news這個字在學校、大學、和正經的新聞報導裡都是標準用語 it feels formal, not chatty給人的感覺是正式的，不是聊天用語

It was built from macro- (“large scale”) plus economics. The first published use of the term was by the Norwegian economist Ragnar Frisch in 1933.

It was built from macro-這個字是由 macro- (“large scale”)（意思是「大規模」） plus economics加上 economics 組成的 The first published use of the term was by這個詞第一次被印出來使用的人，是 the Norwegian economist Ragnar Frisch挪威經濟學家 Ragnar Frisch（拉格納·弗里施） in 1933在1933年