外贸英语函电(第六版,兰天编著)ChapterThirteen

1、Chapter ThirteenInvitation for Bids and Bid有关有关“招、投标招、投标”的当事方：的当事方： 招标方：buyer/purchaser 投标方：tenderer/seller国际贸易专业知识国际贸易专业知识投标投标Tender is mostly used to purchase goods and materials in large quantity, machinery and key equipment, and complete set of installation, and is seldom used in selling goods.

2、Probably, procurement by tender is an effective means of getting those things on one hand, and submission of tender on the other hand, are the two constituent/component part/sides of a tender transaction.招投标的程序如下招投标的程序如下 The normal course of tender business is as follows: 1.The buyer calls for tende

3、r by publishing an announcement of tender/advertisement for Prequalification (招标资格预审广告)in leading newspapers.This advertisement states, apart from the specifications of the goods to be purchased, the name and address of the buyer and the time limit for the application and the conditions of trading a

4、nd financial capability which applicants have to satisfy in order to be allowed to tender. Interested firms abroad which think that they satisfy the prequalification conditions will then apply to the buyer for the bidding documents (tender documents) Normally, the applicants are required to pay a ce

5、rtain fee for the bidding documents, The buyer will then send the documents to those applicants who, in his opinion, satisfy prequalification conditions. 2. submit an formal tenderThe bidding documents are usually voluminous, setting out the specifications of the goods in detail, bidding requirement

6、s, form of the contract, contract terms, the amount of bid bond ( tender guarantee) 履约保证金 and the instructions on how and when to submit the tender. The firms which have received the bidding documents投标文件will consider them and, if they are interested , submit an formal tender. Generally, the tender

7、has to be submitted in a sealed envelope in order to safeguard the confidentiality of the tender . At the same time the tenderer will provide a bid bond履约保证金in the prescribed amount. The bid bond is usually provided by means of a bank guarantee银行保函. It indicates to the buyer that the tender is serio

8、usly in the proposition and that the submission is not frivolous/carefree.3. The next step is the opening of the tenders by the buyer. In some cases this is done in an open manner: all tenders which are contained in sealed envelopes are opened at the specified place on the specified date and publicl

9、y read out.In other cases an unopened procedure is followed and the tenders are not opened before the public. Then, the buyer proceeds to the evaluation of the tenders, decides to accept the most advantageous tender, which need not be the lowest , and sends a notice of award 中标通知 ( letter of accepta

10、nce 接受函/中标函 ) to the tenderer whom he has selected. 4.Eventually, the formal contract is signed by both parties, and usually the tenderer will give the buyer a performance guarantee 履约保函 from a bank against the release of the bid bond paid at the time when the tender was submitted. Also, in some cas

11、es, the buyer has to give the tenderer a payment guarantee of a bank. section one 关键词关键词:loan n.贷款default on loans/debt default 延期清偿贷款loan shark 放高利贷的人call in some loans 收回一些贷款NPL ( Non-performance/performing Loan ) 不良贷款通常，偿还贷款loan是要由借款人/债务人borrowerdebtor 付给贷款人债权人lendercreditor两部分钱，即利息interest 和本金pr

12、incipal。关键词：关键词：eligible adj. 有资格当选的，有条件被选中的 Because of his high grades and his parents low income, my cousin is eligible for some good college scholarships.Its not true that any American can become president of the United States. To be eligible, you have to be at least thirty-five years old.Student

13、s must have at least a B average to be eligible for any of the school sports teams.辨析：辨析：ineligible, eligibilityineligible adj. 无被选任资格的，不适任的，不适当的 n.无被选任资格的人，不合录用资格的人eligibility n. 合格，有资格People who are related to any of the judges are ineligible to enter the talent contest.Sports are supposed to be w

14、holesome activities, so it was especially sad when two athletes lost their eligibility to compete in the Olympics because they failed drug tests.用于用于“一套一套”的表示法：的表示法：a collection of stamps/stamp collection 一套邮票a collection of essays 一套文集a gang of Western music instruments 一套西洋乐器a nest of boxes 一套盒子a

15、series of history books 按历史年代连续编写的书a service of silver plate 一套银餐具a set of chinaware 一套瓷器a set of document 一套单据a suit of New-Year cards 一套贺年卡a suite of apartments 一套公寓房间a tissue of lies /a pack of lies 一套谎言 关键词关键词:bid bid=tender v. n. 出价，投标Several firms have bid for the contract to build the new con

16、cert hall. Firms were invited to tender for the construction of the new motorway.词组：词组：acceptance of a bid 中标，得标award of bid 决标bid bond 投标保证金bid deadline 投标截止日期bid documents 投标文件bid guarantee 投标担保call for/invite a bid 招标closed bid 寄密封信或拍卖，投标或拍卖invite bid 招标invitation to bid 招标 lose a bid 未中标open a b

17、id 开标public bid 公开招标send/make/submit/put in/write a bid 投标sealed bid 密封出价，密封投标submit bid 投标，提出承包书win a bid 中标，得标withdraw a bid 撤标辨析辨析：proceed to, proceed with 和和proceed from proceed to sth 往下进行(另一件事)Let us proceed to the next item of the agenda.He was allowed to proceed to an MBA.proceed with sth 继续

18、进行Please proceed with your ceed from sth 从 . 出发， 出自， 由 . 产生Sounds of quarrelling proceeded from the house.辨析：辨析：comprise, compost, consist of 和和constitute comprise 指整体是由几个独立的部分组成。compose 多用被动语态。指将两个或两个以上的人或物放到一起形成一个整体。consist of 指一个整体由几个部分组成，或由某些材料构成。constitute 指由某些部分组成一个整体或构成某物的基本成分。 在句中，主语表达事物的组成部分，宾语表达事物的整体。The Union comprises 50 states. Fifty states compose (or constitute or make up ) the Union.The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain a