A negotiator is someone who takes part in official talks in order to reach an agreement — a business deal, a labour dispute, a peace talk, a treaty. The work is not just chatting; it is listening, trading, and finding a deal both sides can live with.

A negotiator一個negotiator(談判者) is someone who takes part in official talks是參與正式談判的人，in order to reach an agreement目的是達成協議——a business deal, a labour dispute, a peace talk, a treaty像是商業交易、勞資糾紛、和平談判，或條約。The work這份工作 is not just chatting不只是聊天；it is listening, trading, and finding a deal both sides can live with而是傾聽、交換條件，並找出雙方都能接受的方案。

News often says “chief negotiator.” Police also have negotiators who talk to someone in a dangerous stand-off; that is the same job of trying to reach an agreement, only the stakes are life and safety.

News新聞 often says常常會說「chief negotiator首席談判代表」。Police警方 also have negotiators也有談判專員 who talk to someone in a dangerous stand-off負責跟陷入危險僵局的人談判；that is the same job of trying to reach an agreement那是同樣想達成協議的工作，only the stakes are life and safety只是這次賭上的是生命和安全。

It is a serious, official-sounding word. A friend arguing about where to eat is not usually called a negotiator — we keep it for talks with a real purpose and often a real result.

It它 is a serious, official-sounding word是一個聽起來很嚴肅、很正式的詞。A friend arguing about where to eat一個為了去哪裡吃飯在爭論的朋友 is not usually called a negotiator通常不會被稱作negotiator——we keep it for talks with a real purpose我們把這個詞留給有真正目的的談判，and often a real result而且通常會有實際結果的那種。