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Unit 2: Incoterms 2000 - Six Major Trade Terms k9 l5 i/ n% o& p7 f) n
: ^ @2 ^0 L/ W4 u- C: VCIF – COST, INSURANCE AND FREIGHT (…named port of destination)
4 G! ]1 E" I5 H( }7 C4 z+ R6 G “Cost, insurance and Freight” means that the seller delivers when the ( I4 t2 }; f/ L `
goods pass the ship’s rail in the port of shipment.
) _5 V' @# N! z0 t; ^: y The seller must pay the costs and freight necessary to bring the goods ! g) R9 L( c$ d! H- T
to the named port of destination BUT the risk of loss of or damage to the 3 r! n; O) s! a; T
goods, as well as any additional costs due to events occurring after the time 6 a' ~; o$ ], Y, \" [
of delivery, are transferred from the seller to the buyer. However, in CIF the
R% k4 ~' T5 A; m$ v- Pseller also has to procure insurance against the buyer’s risk of loss of or damage
" o& Z" |0 e7 N1 Z' Z N- kto the goods during the carriage. Consequently, the seller contracts for 5 Q% T9 }" G+ o$ G, M
insurance and pays the insurance premium (保险费). The CIF term requires
7 q z5 F# Z3 H* mthe seller to clear the goods for export.
8 V8 [# |! c' u6 R+ A" C14. 句子:
0 y3 w' O, F1 F7 _2 }, Q However, in CIF the seller also has to procure insurance against
# y( B8 V0 ?( ^% \& b) o3 w1 U the buyer’s risk of loss of or damage to the goods during the 4 }+ \- a; C* L* J* E% z9 P
carriage.句中:3 g* W8 E+ W+ P, `: X2 h4 N
14.1 procure = obtain, esp. with care or effort: 4 O, M5 i, [* B
(尤指用心或者费力)获得,取得,这里引申为“办理”
, h/ _/ G& f' C$ k2 N; ? 14.2 carriage 有两种解释:
7 p. e6 G: w& \# }& u. q( _2 E% I 运费: carriage paid to … (CPT, 运费付至…) (见第一课注释 11 )' K" e2 M' ?( m" {
运输: 即本句的 during the carriage6 S. `$ V9 Z5 d4 `4 N0 r2 u" I
15. 句子:
E: `1 K) s* c2 x7 ^* X Consequently, the seller contracts for insurance and pays the insurance
( N# ]0 H0 L# e3 I! y& r. U premium. 句中:
6 Z( J; c; f1 U; @0 z 15.1 consequently = therefore: 所以,因此 . K, {. ?$ I% N7 p& l
(书面用语,比较正式的用法), 这句和第 14 句相对应.0 I" c/ v" o* q; l# d I" K
15.2 contract: 显然, 这里的 contract 是动词的用法. f! r3 p5 W1 \
当 contract 作动词时: 解释“签约,订立合同” 常见搭配有 ! ~+ M0 p$ ^4 Q: H) q: I
contract (with) (for)
' E. }# U/ E. H 当 contract 作名词时: 解释“合约,合同” 常见的词组有
6 P1 D* I! R% w enter into a contract (with sb.) (for sth.)
7 H5 X" N9 y" p n' E make a contract (with sb.) (for sth.)3 v. O2 `% b3 z& ?4 H: ~
15.3 premium: 在保险领域里就是“保险费”的意思, 例如:
8 b7 _& {+ J9 e premium rate (保险费率)2 ]9 r: w+ r" N# W3 [& k! _
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