新台幣兌美元連7升！美元多頭到終點？「台幣升值」英文怎麼說？

 

Lucy:  The New Taiwan Dollar has been appreciating against the U.S. Dollar lately!
露西：最近台幣兌美元不斷升值呢！

Kate: Recently, the exchange rate between the U.S. Dollar and the New Taiwan Dollar has risen above 31.5, marking a new high in nearly four months.
凱特：最近美元兌台幣的匯率升破 31.5 元，創下近 4 個月來新高。

Lucy: I don’t know much about currency exchange rates. What effect will the New Taiwan Dollar’s appreciation have?
露西：我不太了解匯率。台幣升值會有什麼影響嗎？

Kate: The appreciation of the New Taiwan Dollar means that you can purchase foreign goods at lower prices, and spend less money on traveling abroad.
凱特：台幣升值代表你可以以更低的價格購買國外的商品，以及出國旅遊變得更划算。

Lucy: Conversely, it has a negative impact on exporting merchandise to foreign countries, and makes Taiwan’s products globally less competitive. Am I getting that right?
露西：相反地，不利出口商品到國外，降低台灣產品的國際競爭力。我說的對嗎？

Kate: Yep! You nailed it!
凱特：你說對了！

 

單字片語

英文	中文
currency	貨幣
exchange rate	匯率
appreciation (n.)	升值
depreciation / devaluation (n.)	貶值
appreciate (v.)	升值
depreciate (v.)	貶值
foreign exchange	外匯
inflation	通貨膨脹
deflation	通貨緊縮
Stock Exchange	證券交易所