外贸英语函电(第六版,兰天编著)Chapter Seven

ChapterSeven

TermsofPayment国际贸易结算--国际商品（货物）的结算主要包括三方面的内容：

1.国际贸易结算的信用工具creditinstruments

2.国际贸易结算的方式modes

3.国际贸易结算的单据documents1.CreditInstruments

（国库券treasurybond、公司债券debenture、政府债券governmentbond、银行券banknote和票据notesorbills）Internationalsettlement票据：NotesorBills(BillofExchange,PromissoryNotes,Check)

票据是具有一定格式、有付款人到期对持票人或者其指定人无条件支付确定金额的信用凭证。

2.Modesofinternationalsettlement

Remittance汇款

Collection托收

LetterofCredit信用证

LetterofGuarantee银行保函

Stand-byLetterofCredit备用信用证3.Documentsusedininternationalsettlement

CommercialInvoice/Paper商业发票

PackingList装箱单

CertificateofOrigin产地证

InsurancePolicy保险单

MarineBillofLading,B/L海运提单

CombinedTransportDocument,CTD联合运单据

AirwayBill空运单

RailwayBill铁路运单当代国际贸易结算的特点

1.凭单付款

2.非现金结算

3.以银行为中心的国际结算体系

4.结算单据多样化和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(汇票),promissorynote(本票)andcheck(支票),amongwhichdraftarewidelyused.

ModesofPaymentinInternationalTradeInclude:

Remittance

Collection

LetterofCreditSOMECONCEPTSOFTERMSOFPAYMENT

PromissoryNote

Check/Cheque

Draft/BillofExchange

LetterOne

短语

intheamountof

fortheamountof

totheamountof

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

国际贸易业务术语

Cashonorder预付货款/随定单付款

Cashagainstorder交单付款

Cashondelivery交货付现

Cashwithorder订货时付款（订货付款：指买方于订货时，预付一部分或全部货款。）

makecashorder现金订货关键词:accommodatev.供给住宿，使适应，容纳，提供，顾及，调解；

vi.

适应，调节Mostmini-vanscanaccommodatesevenpassengers.Thehotelaccommodatedtheextrachildrenbyputtingcotsintheirparents’room.Ron’shouseisspecialbuilttoaccommodatehiswheelchair.Ithasramps(斜坡)insteadofstairs,andextra-widedoors.词汇扩展记忆accommodatingadj.

乐于助人的accommodationn.

膳宿，和解，住处，适应accommodativeadj.

适应的，予以方便的，亲切的cometoaccommodation

达成和解，达成妥协Thebankisaccommodatingitscustomersmorethanitusedto.Meanwhile,monetarypolicyremainsaccommodativebuthaslittlechanceofmakingasignificantimpactonhousing,includingthelatestmovebytheFederalReserve.

LetterTwo

关键词:figure

historicalfigures历史人物

eminentfigures显赫人物

Writethenumberinwordsandinfigures.

用文字和阿拉伯数字写出这个数。(大、小写金额）

aslenderfigure苗条的身段

double[three]figures两(三)位数

Shehasafive-figureincome.

辨析：prevailing,prevalent,current,rife这些形容词都指存在或在某一特定时间里普遍遇到的东西。prevailing是指在某一特定时间或地点非常经常或普遍的东西

Theprevailingopinionseemstobethatatradewarcanbeavertedifbothcountriesmakeconcessions.prevalent

暗示了普遍的存在或发生但并不表占优势的“Thereligionmostprevalentinournortherncoloniesisarefinementontheprinciplesofresistance:itisthedissidenceofdissent”(EdmundBurke).

current

经常强调现在,这个词经常用来指从一物转到另一

物的东西或经常变换的东西。currentnegotiations正在进行的谈判currentfashions流行时尚rife指现存的，大量的或急速扩展或增加的东西：Rumorswererifethattheyhadmetwithaterribledisasterandthatallweredead.

Thefluisrife.

词汇扩展记忆

extend,extended,extension,extensible,extensive

extendvt.

延伸，延长，伸展，扩展，提供，使竭尽全力;

vi.延伸；扩大；伸展；使疏开

PleaseextendthetimeofshipmentandvalidityofL/Cto5thSept.,20thSept.respectively.

extendedadj.延伸的；扩大的；长期的；广大的

extendedfamily

Hisextendedremarksgrewverytedious.

extensionn.延长；延期；扩大；伸展；电话分机

Wemustexpandourowneducation，research

andextension.

Byextension，justaseverydebtisaliabilityfortheborrower,itisanassetforthecreditor.

“Extension302,please.”extensibleadj.可延长的；可扩张的

Ourcreditisnolongerextensibleasourlicensewillexpireattheendofnextmonth.extensiveadj.广泛的；大量的；广阔的Selinadidextensiveresearchforherpaper-ittookherseveralweeks.

Herknowledgeofthesubjectisextensive.Beforehisparentsvisithim,Dongiveshisapartmentanextensivecleaning;hedustsorscrubs(擦净)everysurface.关键词：exceed

vt.超过，胜过；vi.超过其他

Thecostwillnotexceed$50.

Theresultsofthecompetitionexceededourexpectations.

Thismonth’samountofdepositsinthebankexceedslastmonth’sbyfifteenpercent.辨析：重申

reiterate

gooveragain

restate

LetterThree

语法：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.短语：别无选择，只得……1.cannotchoosebutdosth.2.havenochoice/option/alternativebuttodosth.辨析：satisfy,satisfied,satisfying,satisfaction,satisfactory,satisfiablesatisfyvt.满足,使满意,说服,使相信Shehassatisfiedtheconditionsforentryintothecollege.Myassurancedon’tsatisfyhim;he’sstillskeptical.satisfiedadj.感到满意的averysatisfiedcustomerIfeltquitesatisfiedaftermybigmeal.satisfyingadj.令人满足的,令人满意的asatisfyingmealsatisfactoryadj.令人满意的；使要求或请求等得到充分满足的；满足的Theresultoftheexperimentwassatisfactory.satisfactionn.满意,满足,令人满意的事物Shecanlookbackonhercareerwithgreatsatisfaction.satisfiableadj.可以满足的satisfiableneedsanddesires

LetterFour

短语：

creditcrunch/creditsqueeze/creditscrew信用紧缩

tobeinarrearswithpayment拖欠债款

句型：关于“缺钱”

1.Iamshorthisweek.

2.Iambrokethisweek.

3.Iamflatthisweek.

4.Iamalltappedout.

5.Thismanislivinginthesewer.

6.Hisfinancesarelimited.

7.Heisonatightbudget.

8.Oncemyfriendwassolowonmoneythatheresortedtosellinghisbloodtoabloodbank.

LetterFive

辨析：名词

status,stature和statue

status身份、地位

stature身高、身材

statue雕塑

financialstatus资金/资信状况

socialstatus社会地位

statusquo现状关键词:credit

n.信用，信誉，贷款，学分，信任，声望；

vt.把……记入贷方，存入（账户）

TherumorthatChinahasbought100,000tonesofsoybeanoilisgainingcredit.

creditinquiry/information

creditrating信用评级

creditstatus/standing

Credit-worthyborrowerscontinuetofindfundsavailableatprevailingratelevels.

Greece'sSovereignCreditRatings

arereducedtoJunkbyStandard&Poor's…

dealoncredit信用交易,赊欠交易

creditfraud信用欺诈

Nocredititgivenatthisshop.这家商店概不赊欠。

Weexceptionallyagreetosupplythisarticleononemonthcredit.

bankcredit银行信贷

lineofcredit信用额度

swapcredit互惠贷款

creditinterest存息

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