Prostitution is the work of selling sex: a person has sex, or sexual acts, with someone in exchange for money. The word names the work, not the person.

Prostitution賣淫 is the work of selling sex是出賣性的一種工作 a person一個人 has sex, or sexual acts, with someone in exchange for money和別人發生性行為或性接觸以換取金錢 the word這個字 names the work, not the person指的是這份工作，不是那個人

The person is a prostitute, though many people who do this work would rather be called a sex worker, because that sounds like a job and not a stain on someone.

The person那個人 is a prostitute叫做 prostitute（性工作者） though actually不過 many people who do this work很多從事這行的人 would rather be called a sex worker寧願被稱為 sex worker（性工作者） because that sounds like a job and not a stain on someone因為這個說法聽起來像一份工作，而不是一個污點

You will hear prostitution in news, law, and serious talk; it is a cold, formal word, not a playground word.

You你 will hear prostitution會在 in news, law, and serious talk新聞、法律、和嚴肅的場合聽到 prostitution 這個字 it它 is a cold, formal word是個冷硬、正式的字 not a playground word不是校園裡的用語

In some countries the work is against the law; in others it is allowed but tightly watched.

In some countries在有些國家 the work這份工作 is against the law是違法的 in others而在另一些國家 it則 is allowed but tightly watched是合法但受到嚴密監管的

People also stretch it in an unkind way, saying an artist or a writer has gone into prostitution when they mean the person sold their values for money. That is a figure of speech, not the real job.

People大家 also stretch it in an unkind way也會用比較刻薄的方式引申這個字 saying an artist or a writer has gone into prostitution說某個藝術家或作家「淪落到賣淫」 when they mean the person sold their values for money意思是那個人為了錢出賣了自己的價值觀 that這 is a figure of speech是個比喻說法 not the real job不是真的指那份工作

Though actually, even the real job is messy: what counts as prostitution can shift with local law and with how people feel about money and sex.

Though actually不過 even the real job就連真正的這份工作 is messy也很複雜 what counts as prostitution什麼才算 prostitution can shift with local law會隨著當地法律而不同 and也會隨著 with how people feel about money and sex大家對金錢和性的看法而改變