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Unit 2: Incoterms 2000 - Six Major Trade Terms
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CIF – COST, INSURANCE AND FREIGHT (…named port of destination)
" L; j3 K9 U/ U- {, c “Cost, insurance and Freight” means that the seller delivers when the
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r0 U" r D5 d The seller must pay the costs and freight necessary to bring the goods
+ R9 @6 h4 t4 F; I6 E9 yto the named port of destination BUT the risk of loss of or damage to the
0 D$ h! s0 M8 t# g ]& z" wgoods, as well as any additional costs due to events occurring after the time % i! x) t0 X3 F: E$ j
of delivery, are transferred from the seller to the buyer. However, in CIF the
1 M1 e" |6 R7 w1 K8 p8 W. Rseller also has to procure insurance against the buyer’s risk of loss of or damage
6 v9 l8 @+ |0 T& Z2 s- [to the goods during the carriage. Consequently, the seller contracts for
: @( ]1 W7 }; Q# x" d; R. jinsurance and pays the insurance premium (保险费). The CIF term requires
% z; N* G, v" h& qthe seller to clear the goods for export.
2 }$ l8 D$ _+ T# N' v6 }/ \7 C; H14. 句子:
8 {3 {7 j4 B0 }3 M3 `* M; p' X However, in CIF the seller also has to procure insurance against ) O3 o! @* p |' [8 l9 ]
the buyer’s risk of loss of or damage to the goods during the
8 Q* K- e K- p0 K% \# s1 ^3 q. z carriage.句中:
0 f# ~ u i) {1 z, ^5 a 14.1 procure = obtain, esp. with care or effort: ( |4 s& N$ `4 G. r/ Q/ B( x
(尤指用心或者费力)获得,取得,这里引申为“办理”
: x# d+ j P: \3 ?1 |$ H$ W/ \- y 14.2 carriage 有两种解释:
/ E" e. B5 e5 a4 N# D) v 运费: carriage paid to … (CPT, 运费付至…) (见第一课注释 11 )
, d* D: G- ^, ^% c9 V& i 运输: 即本句的 during the carriage
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+ O7 B. s7 B/ G. s8 [0 L. f Consequently, the seller contracts for insurance and pays the insurance
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15.1 consequently = therefore: 所以,因此
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15.2 contract: 显然, 这里的 contract 是动词的用法
' `7 i1 N0 j+ n1 o: z: N0 S 当 contract 作动词时: 解释“签约,订立合同” 常见搭配有 5 S, X2 o( m3 X& u1 y% m" Q
contract (with) (for)
2 l# r- o& X, t" d 当 contract 作名词时: 解释“合约,合同” 常见的词组有
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make a contract (with sb.) (for sth.): I* w+ n: _4 I6 n Q$ A! J2 m
15.3 premium: 在保险领域里就是“保险费”的意思, 例如: 8 `$ c6 X: w# F
premium rate (保险费率)
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