商务英语综合教程 Unit Eight

UnitEight

ShipmentOralPracticeWarming-up

Matchtheabbreviationswiththefullnameoftermsofshipmentabove:(1)CIFA.Cost&Freight(C&F)(2)CFRB.FreeAlongsideShip(3)FOBC.BillofLading(4)FASD.Cost,Insurance&Freight(5)ETDE.FreeonBoard(6)B/LF.theEstimatedTimeofDepartment

CommonPhrasesforShipmentshippingspace(2)costoftransportation(3)charterparty(4)promptshipment(5)timeofshipment(6)makethedelivery(7)modeoftransportation(8)shippingdocument(9)shippingorder/permit(10)listofsailing(11)B/L(billoflading)(12)dateofdelivery(13)punctualdelivery(14)cargoreceipt(15)freightprepaid

UsefulSentencesforShipment(1)Whenwilltheshipmentbepossible?(2)It’simpossibleforustoadvancethetimeofdelivery.(3)IhavesomeproductstobeshippedtoSingapore.(4)Inordertomeettheseason,wehopeyoucandeliverthegoodsbeforetheendofMay.(5)TheshipmentwillbemadefromApril3rdto7th.(6)Takingeverythingintoconsideration,wehopeyouwillagreetopartialshipment.(7)Wepreferdirectshipment,butifyoucan’tgetholdofit,wemayagreetohavethegoodstransshipped.(8)Wecannoteundertheshipmentclause“ShipmentbyfirstavailablevesselinOctober,PortofdestinationinSanFranciscoorLosAngles.TransshipmentviaHongKong”.(9)Howmuchdoyouchargeforthetransportationofthegoods?(10)Thegoodsweorderedareseasonalgoods,sowehopeyoucanshipthematallonetime.KeyWordsandNotesforDmit承诺;使自己受约束

e.g.Wearefullycommittedatpresent.

我们现在承约量已满。2.stockn.现货，存货

e.g.Thereisnotmuchstockintheshoprightnow.

目前店里存货不多。3.delivery交付,交货

e.g.Weguaranteepromptdeliveryofgoods.

我们保证立即交货。4.manufacturern.制造商

e.g.IsmanufacturersameastheApplicant?

制造商和申请人相同吗？5.stockn.现货，存货

e.g.Thereisnotmuchstockintheshoprightnow.

目前店里存货不多。6.shiftn.轮班

e.g.Sheworksonthenightshift.

她上夜班。7.placeanorderwithsb.forsth.向某人订购某物

e.g.Weplaceanorderwithyoufor2000metrictonsofsteel.

我们向你方订购2000公吨的钢材。8.Wearefullycommittedtothemoment.

我们此刻订单已满。9.concludebusiness/concludeatransaction/makeadeal/dobusiness达成交易

e.g.Iwishwecanconcludebusiness.

我们希望我们能够达成交易。10.WewilltryourbesttoadvancetheshipmentbeforeNovember.

我们将尽力在在十一月前提前装运。11.WeneedtospendabouttwoweekstogothroughtheCustoms.

我们需要大约两周的时间办理海关手续。12.ThebestwecandoistoeffectshipmentattheendofOctober.

我们最多是在十月底交货。13.Ourusersareinurgentneed

ofthegoodsforearlyNovemberselling.

我们的顾客急需这批货物在11月初出售。14.Theworkersareworkingthreeshiftstostepupproduction.

工人们三班倒加速生产。15.Althoughtimeispressing,wemaycatchthe

shoppingseasonifeverythingisinorderduringtransit.

尽管时间紧迫,如果运输中没出现状况,我们得抓住销售季节。16.ButyourL/Cmustbeopenedintime.

但你们的即期信用证必须随时使用。17.Youmayberestassuredofit.请放心。KeyWordsandNotesforPassage1.Shippingisphysicalprocessoftransportinggoodsbytrain,land,air,andsea.运输是一种通过铁路、陆路、航空和海路进行货物运输的物理过程。2.Shipmentisofgreatimportancetothefulfillmentofthetransactionininternationaltrade.

在国际贸易中，装运对交易的完成有着重要的作用。3.Thechoiceofshippingmethodsdependsonthenatureofthegoods,thedistancetobeshipped,availablemeansoftransportation,andthefreightcosts.装运方式的选择取决于货物的性质、运输的路程、运输方式以及运费。4.thestencilofshippingmark装运唛头的标志5.loadedandtheinvoicevalue已装货和发票金额KeystotheExercisesPracticing1.Practicethepatterndrillsorallywiththemodelsentencesorsentencestructures.Omitted2.Substitutetheunderlinedpartswiththegivenwordsorphrasesorally.(1)◆whenistheearliestshipmentyoucanmake◆whenistheearliestshipmentwecanexpect◆whetheryoucanadvancetheshippingtime◆whetheryouwillallowustotransshipviaHongKong(2)◆wehopeyoucandeliverthegoodsbeforetheendofnextmonth◆pleasemakesurethegoodsaredeliveredwithoutdelay◆couldyouconsiderpromptshipmentforthislot?◆wehopeyoucandeliveryourgoodsbeforethesellingseason(3)◆inordertomeetthesellingseason◆sinceweareinurgentneedofyourgoods(4)◆wecan’tshipthemallatonce◆it’simpossibleforustoadvancethetimeofdelivery◆wecan’tgetthegoodsreadybythemiddleofOctober◆thereisnovesseltothedestinationduringtherequiredperiod(5)◆ifyoufaildeliverthegoodswithinthestipulatedtime◆ifyoufailtoeffectshipmentwithinthetimespecified◆ifyoucan’tmaketheshipmentwithintheprescribedtime◆ifyoufailtofindcontainerspaceforthegoods

3.CompletethefollowingshortdialogueswiththeChinesegiven.Thenpracticetheminpairs.(1)Canyoumakepromptshipment?(2)LinerspaceforEuropeuptotheendofnextmonthhasbeenfullybooked(3)Transshipmentaddstheexpenses,risksofdamageandmaypossiblydelayarrival.(4)Ourusersareinurgentneed

ofthegoodsforearlyNovemberselling.

(5)Wearefullycommittedtothemoment.(6)Wehopeyouwillagreetoshipbyinstallment.(7)ThebestwecandoistoeffectshipmentattheendofOctober(8)WewilltryourbesttoadvancetheshipmentbeforeNovember.(9)Itisbecauseoftheweather.Itisabouttwodayslaterthanscheduledwhenarrivingatthedestination.(10)Itwillbehardtodelivertwomonthsaheadoftime.TheearliesttimeislateJuly.◆Practice

1.Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothetext.(1)Shippingisphysicalprocessoftransportinggoodsbytrain,land,air,andsea.(2)Thecontentsofshipmentincludetimeofshipment,portofshipmentanddestination,partialshipment,transshipmentandshippingdocuments.(3)Four.Theyareroad,rail,sea,air.(4)ThemaincontentsinShippingInstructionincludeshippingandpackingrequirement,suchasmodeofpacking,thestencilofshippingmark,modeofshipment,timeofshipment.(5)ThemaincontentsinShippingAdviceincludethecontractNo.andL/CNo.,thenameofthegoodsandthequantity,loadedandtheinvoicevalue,thenameofthevessel,portofshipmentandportofdestination,thedateofshipmentandexpectedtimeofarrivalandthedateofB/L.2.MatchtheChinesemeaningsinColumnAtotheEnglishonesinColumnB.(1)e(2)d(3)f(4)c(5)g(6)i(7)h(8)b(9)a(10)j3.ReadingChoosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.(1)D(2)B(3)C(4)D(5)ATranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.(1)客运量急剧下降的西部长途的铁路航线，主要受到美国铁路客运公司和它的广告商DDBNeedham的关注。(2)曾经，火车是唯一能够穿越幅员辽阔的西部的可行方法。与当时其他运输方式相比，火车速度快，非常豪华而且非常便利。(3)市场的两个部分被设定为目标：1)焦虑的乘客——那些关注旅途安全、放松身心和卫生清洁的人2)旅游爱好者——那些把放松休闲、和有趣的旅行体验作为假期的一部分。(4)强调通过坐火车获得经验并把西部火车旅行描绘成精彩冒险。(5)为了最有效的接近目标观众，这些广告被战略性地插播于面向家庭的电视节目及涉及美国与自然的节目中。4.WritingDearMr.Smith，

Thankyouforyourletterof20Mayenquiringabouttheshipmentofyourorderundercontract4632.

PleaseacceptmyapologyforthedelaywhichhasbeencausedbytheunavailabilityofshippingspacefromBombaytoLondon.Thematterwas,however,