外貿(mào)英語(yǔ)函電(第六版,蘭天編著)Chapter Seven

ChapterSeven

TermsofPayment國(guó)際貿(mào)易結(jié)算--國(guó)際商品（貨物）的結(jié)算主要包括三方面的內(nèi)容：

1.國(guó)際貿(mào)易結(jié)算的信用工具creditinstruments

2.國(guó)際貿(mào)易結(jié)算的方式modes

3.國(guó)際貿(mào)易結(jié)算的單據(jù)documents1.CreditInstruments

（國(guó)庫(kù)券treasurybond、公司債券debenture、政府債券governmentbond、銀行券banknote和票據(jù)notesorbills）Internationalsettlement票據(jù)：NotesorBills(BillofExchange,PromissoryNotes,Check)

票據(jù)是具有一定格式、有付款人到期對(duì)持票人或者其指定人無(wú)條件支付確定金額的信用憑證。

2.Modesofinternationalsettlement

Remittance匯款

Collection托收

LetterofCredit信用證

LetterofGuarantee銀行保函

Stand-byLetterofCredit備用信用證3.Documentsusedininternationalsettlement

CommercialInvoice/Paper商業(yè)發(fā)票

PackingList裝箱單

CertificateofOrigin產(chǎn)地證

InsurancePolicy保險(xiǎn)單

MarineBillofLading,B/L海運(yùn)提單

CombinedTransportDocument,CTD聯(lián)合運(yùn)單據(jù)

AirwayBill空運(yùn)單

RailwayBill鐵路運(yùn)單當(dāng)代國(guó)際貿(mào)易結(jié)算的特點(diǎn)

1.憑單付款

2.非現(xiàn)金結(jié)算

3.以銀行為中心的國(guó)際結(jié)算體系

4.結(jié)算單據(jù)多樣化和EDI(ElectronicDataInterchange)

TheTypeofLettersinChapterSeven

CreditInquiryLetter

LettersofPaymentTerms

LetterPressingforPayment

WritingPrinciplesofCreditInquiryLetter

?clearandstraighttothepoint

?givethereasonwhyyouaregoingtogettheinformationof

yourcustomer’sfinancialcapacity,situationandthebusiness

integrity.

?Promisetokeepsecretoftheinformation

WritingPrinciplesofLettersofPaymentTerms

?stateclearlythecurrentsituationandtheproblems

?raisethespecificrequirement

?makeadefinitereply.Ifdecliningtherequestofpayment,

you’dbetterusethefriendlymoodgivingdetailedreasonsWritingPrinciplesofLetterPressingforPayment

?Bepoliteanddon’tthreatenyourcustomer.

?Striveforclarity.Tothepointofaskingforpaymentandtellingouttheamount,theexpecteddateofpayment.

?Sendthiskindofletterattheintervalstolessenthepressing

way.

?Toavoidhurtingyourcustomer,you’dbetteraddthe

sentencelikethis:“Ifmoneyhasbeenremitted,pleasedon’t

mindthisletter.”Internationalsalesofcommodities,themainissuesconcerningthesettlementofpaymentaremeansofpayment,timeandplaceofpayment,andmodeofpaymentetc.Issuesinthisregardshouldbeclearlyspecifiedinthecontractbythepartiesconcerned.

Meansofpaymentincludesettlementincashandsettlementwithbill.

Mostofthepaymentininternationaltradeisnotsettledincashbutwithbillssuchasdraft(匯票),promissorynote(本票)andcheck(支票),amongwhichdraftarewidelyused.

ModesofPaymentinInternationalTradeInclude:

Remittance

Collection

LetterofCreditSOMECONCEPTSOFTERMSOFPAYMENT

PromissoryNote

Check/Cheque

Draft/BillofExchange

LetterOne

短語(yǔ)

intheamountof

fortheamountof

totheamountof

GregoryMcCarthyreceivedanawardfromTheUniversityofNorthCarolina-ChapelHillintheamountof$132,275foraprojectentitled“…”.

國(guó)際貿(mào)易業(yè)務(wù)術(shù)語(yǔ)

Cashonorder預(yù)付貨款/隨定單付款

Cashagainstorder交單付款

Cashondelivery交貨付現(xiàn)

Cashwithorder訂貨時(shí)付款（訂貨付款：指買(mǎi)方于訂貨時(shí)，預(yù)付一部分或全部貨款。）

makecashorder現(xiàn)金訂貨關(guān)鍵詞:accommodatev.供給住宿，使適應(yīng)，容納，提供，顧及，調(diào)解；

vi.

適應(yīng)，調(diào)節(jié)Mostmini-vanscanaccommodatesevenpassengers.Thehotelaccommodatedtheextrachildrenbyputtingcotsintheirparents’room.Ron’shouseisspecialbuilttoaccommodatehiswheelchair.Ithasramps(斜坡)insteadofstairs,andextra-widedoors.詞匯擴(kuò)展記憶accommodatingadj.

樂(lè)于助人的accommodationn.

膳宿，和解，住處，適應(yīng)accommodativeadj.

適應(yīng)的，予以方便的，親切的cometoaccommodation

達(dá)成和解，達(dá)成妥協(xié)Thebankisaccommodatingitscustomersmorethanitusedto.Meanwhile,monetarypolicyremainsaccommodativebuthaslittlechanceofmakingasignificantimpactonhousing,includingthelatestmovebytheFederalReserve.

LetterTwo

關(guān)鍵詞:figure

historicalfigures歷史人物

eminentfigures顯赫人物

Writethenumberinwordsandinfigures.

用文字和阿拉伯?dāng)?shù)字寫(xiě)出這個(gè)數(shù)。(大、小寫(xiě)金額）

aslenderfigure苗條的身段

double[three]figures兩(三)位數(shù)

Shehasafive-figureincome.

辨析：prevailing,prevalent,current,rife這些形容詞都指存在或在某一特定時(shí)間里普遍遇到的東西。prevailing是指在某一特定時(shí)間或地點(diǎn)非常經(jīng)常或普遍的東西

Theprevailingopinionseemstobethatatradewarcanbeavertedifbothcountriesmakeconcessions.prevalent

暗示了普遍的存在或發(fā)生但并不表占優(yōu)勢(shì)的“Thereligionmostprevalentinournortherncoloniesisarefinementontheprinciplesofresistance:itisthedissidenceofdissent”(EdmundBurke).

current

經(jīng)常強(qiáng)調(diào)現(xiàn)在,這個(gè)詞經(jīng)常用來(lái)指從一物轉(zhuǎn)到另一

物的東西或經(jīng)常變換的東西。currentnegotiations正在進(jìn)行的談判currentfashions流行時(shí)尚rife指現(xiàn)存的，大量的或急速擴(kuò)展或增加的東西：Rumorswererifethattheyhadmetwithaterribledisasterandthatallweredead.

Thefluisrife.

詞匯擴(kuò)展記憶

extend,extended,extension,extensible,extensive

extendvt.

延伸，延長(zhǎng)，伸展，擴(kuò)展，提供，使竭盡全力;

vi.延伸；擴(kuò)大；伸展；使疏開(kāi)

PleaseextendthetimeofshipmentandvalidityofL/Cto5thSept.,20thSept.respectively.

extendedadj.延伸的；擴(kuò)大的；長(zhǎng)期的；廣大的

extendedfamily

Hisextendedremarksgrewverytedious.

extensionn.延長(zhǎng)；延期；擴(kuò)大；伸展；電話分機(jī)

Wemustexpandourowneducation，research

andextension.

Byextension，justaseverydebtisaliabilityfortheborrower,itisanassetforthecreditor.

“Extension302,please.”extensibleadj.可延長(zhǎng)的；可擴(kuò)張的

Ourcreditisnolongerextensibleasourlicensewillexpireattheendofnextmonth.extensiveadj.廣泛的；大量的；廣闊的Selinadidextensiveresearchforherpaper-ittookherseveralweeks.

Herknowledgeofthesubjectisextensive.Beforehisparentsvisithim,Dongiveshisapartmentanextensivecleaning;hedustsorscrubs(擦凈)everysurface.關(guān)鍵詞：exceed

vt.超過(guò)，勝過(guò)；vi.超過(guò)其他

Thecostwillnotexceed$50.

Theresultsofthecompetitionexceededourexpectations.

Thismonth’samountofdepositsinthebankexceedslastmonth’sbyfifteenpercent.辨析：重申

reiterate

gooveragain

restate

LetterThree

語(yǔ)法：welladv.

1.Hewaswelltrained.

2.Wouldshemarrywell?

3.Takeyourtimeanddoitwell.

4.Ihopeyourarrangementfornexttermhavenotbeentoomuchupsetandthateverythingwillgowellwithyou.

5.Itsoundswell.

6.Ilikeitwell.

7.Washitwell.

8.It’swellIamquiteprepared.

9.Thedressbecomesyouverywell.

10.“It'safantasticamountandwecanassureallthosewhocontributedtothefundraisingthatitwillbeverywellspent,”saysRainbowChildren'sTrustChairpersonMeriGibson.

11.Youmustbeverywellconnected;youseemtoknowalltherightpeople.

12.Don'tworry;Ihavethematterwellinhand.

13.Ishouldbewellcontenttodothejobtogetherwithyou.

14.Theyspeakwellofhim.短語(yǔ)：別無(wú)選擇，只得……1.cannotchoosebutdosth.2.havenochoice/option/alternativebuttodosth.辨析：satisfy,satisfied,satisfying,satisfaction,satisfactory,satisfiablesatisfyvt.滿(mǎn)足,使?jié)M意,說(shuō)服,使相信Shehassatisfiedtheconditionsforentryintothecollege.Myassurancedon’tsatisfyhim;he’sstillskeptical.satisfiedadj.感到滿(mǎn)意的averysatisfiedcustomerIfeltquitesatisfiedaftermybigmeal.satisfyingadj.令人滿(mǎn)足的,令人滿(mǎn)意的asatisfyingmealsatisfactoryadj.令人滿(mǎn)意的；使要求或請(qǐng)求等得到充分滿(mǎn)足的；滿(mǎn)足的Theresultoftheexperimentwassatisfactory.satisfactionn.滿(mǎn)意,滿(mǎn)足,令人滿(mǎn)意的事物Shecanlookbackonhercareerwithgreatsatisfaction.satisfiableadj.可以滿(mǎn)足的satisfiableneedsanddesires

LetterFour

短語(yǔ)：

creditcrunch/creditsqueeze/creditscrew信用緊縮

tobeinarrearswithpayment拖欠債款

句型：關(guān)于“缺錢(qián)”

1.Iamshorthisweek.

2.Iambrokethisweek.

3.Iamflatthisweek.

4.Iamalltappedout.

5.Thismanislivinginthesewer.

6.Hisfinancesarelimited.

7.Heisonatightbudget.

8.Oncemyfriendwassolowonmoneythatheresortedtosellinghisbloodtoabloodbank.

LetterFive

辨析：名詞

status,stature和statue

status身份、地位

stature身高、身材

statue雕塑

financialstatus資金/資信狀況

socialstatus社會(huì)地位

statusquo現(xiàn)狀關(guān)鍵詞:credit

n.信用，信譽(yù)，貸款，學(xué)分，信任，聲望；

vt.把……記入貸方，存入（賬戶(hù)）

TherumorthatChinahasbought100,000tonesofsoybeanoilisgainingcredit.

creditinquiry/information

creditrating信用評(píng)級(jí)

creditstatus/standing

Credit-worthyborrowerscontinuetofindfundsavailableatprevailingratelevels.

Greece'sSovereignCreditRatings

arereducedtoJunkbyStandard&Poor's…

dealoncredit信用交易,賒欠交易

creditfraud信用欺詐

Nocredititgivenatthisshop.這家商店概不賒欠。

Weexceptionallyagreetosupplythisarticleononemonthcredit.

bankcredit銀行信貸

lineofcredit信用額度

swapcredit互惠貸款

creditinterest存息

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