A trader is a person whose work is buying and selling. The word covers two quite different working lives, and students often only meet one of them.

A trader is a person whose work is buying and selling trader 是以買賣為工作的人. The word covers two quite different working lives這個字涵蓋兩種完全不同的工作生活, and students often only meet one of them而學生常常只認識其中一種

The older, plainer sense is someone who sells goods. A market trader stands behind a table of fruit or phone cases. A trader in an old story sails between ports with silk and spices. In British English this sense is still very much alive — "market traders", "street traders", "a small trader" meaning a small shopkeeper or businessperson.

The older, plainer sense比較舊、比較單純的意思 is someone who sells goods是指賣貨的人. A market trader市場裡的攤商 stands behind a table of fruit or phone cases站在擺水果或手機殼的攤子後面. A trader in an old story老故事裡的商人 sails between ports with silk and spices帶著絲綢香料往來各港口. In British English在英式英文裡 this sense is still very much alive這個意思依然很活躍 — "market traders"像「market traders」、"street traders"「street traders」、"a small trader"「a small trader」 meaning a small shopkeeper or businessperson意思是小店主或小生意人

The newer sense, the one you see in the news, is someone who buys and sells stocks, currencies, or other financial things, usually for a bank or for themselves. This person sells nothing you can hold. They sit at a desk with several screens. "He works as a trader in Taipei" almost always means this now, unless the situation makes the market-stall meaning obvious.

The newer sense比較新的意思, the one you see in the news也就是你在新聞裡看到的那種, is someone who buys and sells stocks, currencies, or other financial things是指買賣股票、貨幣或其他金融商品的人, usually for a bank or for themselves通常是替銀行工作，或替自己操作. This person sells nothing you can hold這種人賣的東西你摸不到. They sit at a desk with several screens他們坐在有好幾個螢幕的桌子前. "He works as a trader in Taipei"像「He works as a trader in Taipei」 almost always means this now現在幾乎都是指這個意思, unless the situation makes the market-stall meaning obvious除非情境明顯是在講擺攤那種

A trader is not the same as a shop owner, though one person can be both. The word points at the activity — the buying and the selling — rather than at owning a place. And a trader is usually a person, or a small business acting like one; a big company is called a company, not a trader.

A trader is not the same as a shop owner trader 跟店主不一樣, though one person can be both雖然一個人可以兩者都是. The word points at the activity這個字指向的是「活動」本身 — the buying and the selling買和賣 — rather than at owning a place而不是指擁有一個店面. And a trader is usually a person而且 trader 通常是個人, or a small business acting like one或是像個人一樣運作的小生意; a big company is called a company一間大公司會被稱作 company, not a trader而不是 trader

The word feels neutral. It carries neither the respect of "businessman" nor the suspicion of "dealer". Though actually, "trader" can lean slightly toward hard-headedness — someone who is in it for the margin, not for the love of the goods.

The word feels neutral這個字給人的感覺是中性的. It carries neither the respect of "businessman"它沒有「businessman」那種受尊敬的感覺 nor the suspicion of "dealer"也沒有「dealer」那種讓人起疑的感覺. Though actually不過, "trader" can lean slightly toward hard-headedness「trader」可能稍微帶點精明現實的味道 — someone who is in it for the margin是那種為了利潤而做這行的人, not for the love of the goods而不是因為喜愛那些貨品