1、Unit18,Objective,8NotesToPassageA,ActivitiesOnPassageA,BasicE-commerceWriting,itis,infact,aconvenientmethodofinsuringgoodswhereanumberofsimilarexporttransactionsareintended,e.g.wheretheinsuredhastosupplyanoverseasimporterunderanexclusivesalesagreementor
2、maintainssalesrepresentativesorsubsidiarycompaniesabroad.,Itisnotsurprising,then,thattheworldsawareturntoafloatingexchangeratesystem.Centralbankswerenolongerrequiredtosupporttheirowncurrencies.,译文：在这种情况下，世界各国又恢复浮动汇率就不足为奇了。各国中央银行也就无须维持本币的汇价了。,译文：统保单对出口贸易至关重要。它实际上是货物保
4、,Paymentwillbemadeby100%confirmed,irrevocableLetterofCreditavailablebysightdraft。,WedliketoinformyouthatourcountersamplewillbesenttoyoubyDHLbytheendofthisweekandpleaseconfirmitASAPsothatwecanstartourmassproduction.,译文：很高兴通知您，我们的回样将于本周末用特快专递给您，请尽快确认，以便
5、我们开始大批生产。,译文：付款方式为1O0%即期，保兑，不可撤消信用证。,注解：confirmed一词在这两句话的意思也不一样。在第一个句子中，confirm的意思是“确认”。在第二个句子中，confirmedL/C应翻译为“保兑信用证”，即指一家银行所开的由另一家银行保证兑付的一种银行信用证。,CommonErrorsinE-commerceWriting,电子商务英语写作常见误译）,BasicE-commerceWriting,3.negotiable,ThisBillofLadingisissuedinanegotiableform,so
7、则是议付银行，即购买或贴现汇票的银行。,CommonErrorsinE-commerceWriting,电子商务英语写作常见误译）,BasicE-commerceWriting,4.discount,Ifasellerextendscredittoatimedraft,theyhavemadeatradeacceptanceThesellercanrequestthatthebankfinancethetransactionbybuyingthedraftThebankissaidtodiscountthedr
8、aft.,Youmaygeta5%discountifyourorderisonaregularbasis.,译文：如果你方定期给我方下定单，你方便可得到5%的折扣。,译文：如卖方开出的是远期汇票，以此向买方提供信用，此时就做了一笔商业汇票承兑业务，卖方可以请银行买下商业承兑汇票，银行用这个办法对出口商融资，也就是说，银行对该汇票贴现了。,注解：discount在这两句话中的意思一个是折扣，另一个是贴现。折扣是指商品在原价的基础上按百分比降价，贴现则是指未到期的票据向银行融资，银行扣取自买进日至到期日的利息，并收取一定的手续费后，将余下的票面金额付给持票人。,C
9、ommonErrorsinE-commerceWriting,电子商务英语写作常见误译）,BasicE-commerceWriting,5.endorse,DraftmustbeaccompaniedbyfullsetoriginalonboardmarineBilloffLadingmadeouttoorder，endorsedinblank，markedfreightprepaid.,OurproductshavebeenendorsedbytheNationalQualityInspectionAssociat
10、ion.,译文：我们的产品为全国质量检查协会的推荐产品。,译文：汇票必须附有全套印有“货物收讫”字样的正本海运提单，凭指示、空白背书，并写明“运费已付”。,注解：在第一个句子中，“推荐”是指用过某种产品后感到满意，并通过媒体介绍给公众。而第二句中的“空白背书明是指背书人(endorser)只在票据背面签上自己的名字，而不注明特定的被背书人(endorsee)。,CommonErrorsinE-commerceWriting,电子商务英语写作常见误译）,BasicE-commerceWriting,6.average,Itsobviousthattheproduct
11、sarebelowtheaveragequality.,IfaparticularcargoIspartiallydamaged，thedamageiscalledparticularaverage.,译文：如果某批货是部分受损，我们称之为“单独海损”。,译文：很明显，这批产品的品质是中下水平。,注解：在第一个句子中，particularaverage的意思是“单独海损”，是指在保险业中由于海上事故所导致的部分损失，因此average一词的意思是损失或损坏，而第二句中的average为“平均”之意。,CommonErrorsinE-comme
12、rceWriting,电子商务英语写作常见误译）,BasicE-commerceWriting,7.tender,Hebecameasexhilaratedasifhistenderforbuildingamansionhadbeenaccepted.,UnderCIF,itisthesellersobligationtotendertherelativedocumentstothebuyertoenablehimtoobtaindeliveryofthegoods.Iftheyarrive,orto
13、recoverfortheloss,iftheyarelostonthevoyage.,译文：在CIF价格术语项下，卖方的责任是向买方递交有关单证，使其能在货物到达后提取货物；如果货物运输途中丢失了，买方也可凭单证去获取补偿。,译文：他欣喜若狂，好像他承办大厦建筑的投标被接受了。,注解：商务英语中的重要条款用词非常正规，在第一句话中，tender是用作动词，相当于give。而在第二句中，tender用作名词，意为“投标”。,End,PrepareForaJobInterview,Ifyouwantthejob,chancesaresodo
14、aboutamillionothereagerpeople,soyourapplicationhastostandoutfromthecrowd.BritishCVsareusuallydullandboring,andpeoplecreatethemashistoricaldocuments,ratherthanasmarketingtools.YoucanboostyourchancesofgettinganinterviewbymakingyourCVlookandsoundspeci
15、al.,sopumpupthegoodiesandsoft-pedalthebaddies!,turningdownthevolumeonthebitsthatdont.However,neverevershutthevolumeoffentirely,asyouwillthenbepretendingtobesomeoneyourenot-asurerecipefordisaster.,Notagoodideatolie!Youcanbejudiciouswiththetruth,
16、butlieshaveatendencytoreturnandbiteyouinthebum!Eveniftheydontknowyouvelied,youwillbegivingoutsignalsthatareagive-awaythatsomethingiswrong.,Theywanttoknowtheirsearchisover,soforthelengthoftheinterview,thejobisyours.Youneedtomakethemostofit.,&
17、RelatedReading,End,Beingputonthespotcanfeelveryuncomfortable,anditseasytofallintoadefensiveposture.Ifyourenotsureofansweringinterviewquestionsorfeelboxedintoacorneritsallrighttobuytime-includingsayingIneedsometimetothinkaboutthat.,JobGuidelines,Prep
18、areForaJobInterview,Nomatterhownervousyouare,youdoneedtolookafterthepeopleinterviewingyou.Showthatyouknowhowtocommunicateandrelatetopeople:asksurprisingquestions.,Haveastockpileofquestiontoaskatinterviewandanecdotesofpasttriumphs(andevenafewdisasters,aslongastheirfunnyorhumoroussideisapparent).Thisisnotjustalistofwhatyoucando,butsomepersonalexamplesthatpaintthewholepicture.,There