外貿(mào)英語函電(第六版,蘭天編著)Chapter Seven

ChapterSeven

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

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

2.國際貿(mào)易結(jié)算的方式modes

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

（國庫券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、有付款人到期對持票人或者其指定人無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保險單

MarineBillofLading,B/L海運提單

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

AirwayBill空運單

RailwayBill鐵路運單當代國際貿(mào)易結(jié)算的特點

1.憑單付款

2.非現(xiàn)金結(jié)算

3.以銀行為中心的國際結(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

intheamountof

fortheamountof

totheamountof

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

國際貿(mào)易業(yè)務(wù)術(shù)語

Cashonorder預(yù)付貨款/隨定單付款

Cashagainstorder交單付款

Cashondelivery交貨付現(xiàn)

Cashwithorder訂貨時付款（訂貨付款：指買方于訂貨時，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.詞匯擴展記憶accommodatingadj.

樂于助人的accommodationn.

膳宿，和解，住處，適應(yīng)accommodativeadj.

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

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

LetterTwo

關(guān)鍵詞:figure

historicalfigures歷史人物

eminentfigures顯赫人物

Writethenumberinwordsandinfigures.

用文字和阿拉伯數(shù)字寫出這個數(shù)。(大、小寫金額）

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間里普遍遇到的東西。prevailing是指在某一特定時間或地點非常經(jīng)?；蚱毡榈臇|西

Theprevailingopinionseemstobethatatradewarcanbeavertedifbothcountriesmakeconcessions.prevalent

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

current

經(jīng)常強調(diào)現(xiàn)在,這個詞經(jīng)常用來指從一物轉(zhuǎn)到另一

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

Thefluisrife.

詞匯擴展記憶

extend,extended,extension,extensible,extensive

extendvt.

延伸，延長，伸展，擴展，提供，使竭盡全力;

vi.延伸；擴大；伸展；使疏開

PleaseextendthetimeofshipmentandvalidityofL/Cto5thSept.,20thSept.respectively.

extendedadj.延伸的；擴大的；長期的；廣大的

extendedfamily

Hisextendedremarksgrewverytedious.

extensionn.延長；延期；擴大；伸展；電話分機

Wemustexpandourowneducation，research

andextension.

Byextension，justaseverydebtisaliabilityfortheborrower,itisanassetforthecreditor.

“Extension302,please.”extensibleadj.可延長的；可擴張的

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，勝過；vi.超過其他

Thecostwillnotexceed$50.

Theresultsofthecompetitionexceededourexpectations.

Thismonth’samountofdepositsinthebankexceedslastmonth’sbyfifteenpercent.辨析：重申

reiterate

gooveragain

restate

LetterThree

語法：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：別無選擇，只得……1.cannotchoosebutdosth.2.havenochoice/option/alternativebuttodosth.辨析：satisfy,satisfied,satisfying,satisfaction,satisfactory,satisfiablesatisfyvt.滿足,使?jié)M意,說服,使相信Shehassatisfiedtheconditionsforentryintothecollege.Myassurancedon’tsatisfyhim;he’sstillskeptical.satisfiedadj.感到滿意的averysatisfiedcustomerIfeltquitesatisfiedaftermybigmeal.satisfyingadj.令人滿足的,令人滿意的asatisfyingmealsatisfactoryadj.令人滿意的；使要求或請求等得到充分滿足的；滿足的Theresultoftheexperimentwassatisfactory.satisfactionn.滿意,滿足,令人滿意的事物Shecanlookbackonhercareerwithgreatsatisfaction.satisfiableadj.可以滿足的satisfiableneedsanddesires

LetterFour

短語：

creditcrunch/creditsqueeze/creditscrew信用緊縮

tobeinarrearswithpayment拖欠債款

句型：關(guān)于“缺錢”

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社會地位

statusquo現(xiàn)狀關(guān)鍵詞:credit

n.信用，信譽，貸款，學(xué)分，信任，聲望；

vt.把……記入貸方，存入（賬戶）

TherumorthatChinahasbought100,000tonesofsoybeanoilisgainingcredit.

creditinquiry/information

creditrating信用評級

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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