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Unit 2: Incoterms 2000 - Six Major Trade Terms
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3 H3 D+ q g: y3 ~CIF – COST, INSURANCE AND FREIGHT (…named port of destination)
% w$ o9 d9 M Q. ] “Cost, insurance and Freight” means that the seller delivers when the # p- {6 C" t4 U3 L( W2 p- [2 ] d
goods pass the ship’s rail in the port of shipment. 1 c9 c2 T9 d' K+ M/ z( ]: r$ ]% k
The seller must pay the costs and freight necessary to bring the goods & S, s! y {$ d* W! v" S
to the named port of destination BUT the risk of loss of or damage to the
, Y7 ^# ?7 e" R. M9 E; H; bgoods, as well as any additional costs due to events occurring after the time
" C0 \. P9 X; O1 V0 Xof delivery, are transferred from the seller to the buyer. However, in CIF the ) J4 \& i. O6 R. B) q9 Y
seller also has to procure insurance against the buyer’s risk of loss of or damage
* `: W% g( y% T% wto the goods during the carriage. Consequently, the seller contracts for 9 g8 B, I& B4 ]: _" b
insurance and pays the insurance premium (保险费). The CIF term requires
* U' K$ D" ^! athe seller to clear the goods for export.4 }( D/ l; O; p$ U$ t5 P
14. 句子:
# m/ G: f% m/ {' N4 l; d4 K However, in CIF the seller also has to procure insurance against
8 K7 Q; n9 f$ P) o6 S the buyer’s risk of loss of or damage to the goods during the
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14.1 procure = obtain, esp. with care or effort: - c M4 c$ [& |5 q* G$ H7 l3 i
(尤指用心或者费力)获得,取得,这里引申为“办理”' Y- k5 \2 R0 S! j/ Y) Y4 |
14.2 carriage 有两种解释:5 @6 n9 m3 O, I" R0 z4 t
运费: carriage paid to … (CPT, 运费付至…) (见第一课注释 11 )
0 ?& N) V% O+ A4 ]1 L! y( n" P 运输: 即本句的 during the carriage. i. T# T% O% P
15. 句子:
' }" S9 i: ~; H4 l* H Consequently, the seller contracts for insurance and pays the insurance
5 y5 M+ S, O3 \* D- Y premium. 句中:
% L+ N. P9 n+ z9 B6 C( n 15.1 consequently = therefore: 所以,因此
$ R, \' f5 O1 V6 \' I& | (书面用语,比较正式的用法), 这句和第 14 句相对应.
; |2 N. C, O* i( f$ D9 ^2 Q 15.2 contract: 显然, 这里的 contract 是动词的用法
' K2 o0 \& f j- k 当 contract 作动词时: 解释“签约,订立合同” 常见搭配有
1 C4 G/ q" w) t$ X7 G* N contract (with) (for)2 e) @; v/ A" O& G) P
当 contract 作名词时: 解释“合约,合同” 常见的词组有
# @' b. U) ~ |0 G7 y! x: ` enter into a contract (with sb.) (for sth.)
/ D1 o' b- @6 |% g) |. K* N; w make a contract (with sb.) (for sth.), U- A4 f0 C" O) z
15.3 premium: 在保险领域里就是“保险费”的意思, 例如: 8 k/ a: a& G9 M7 v5 x3 u
premium rate (保险费率)8 U: U/ S8 z; d4 q n) z1 G" z2 U
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