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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). x( `4 d$ S1 m8 C" U5 f& v2 w
“Cost, insurance and Freight” means that the seller delivers when the
8 B0 f3 M% ^& G L: ggoods pass the ship’s rail in the port of shipment.
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goods, as well as any additional costs due to events occurring after the time
3 S0 d% I0 f; lof delivery, are transferred from the seller to the buyer. However, in CIF the
% q1 v- _1 h: G$ ~2 xseller also has to procure insurance against the buyer’s risk of loss of or damage
4 R7 S) {2 s8 e% l# Q2 H, mto the goods during the carriage. Consequently, the seller contracts for ' O* e( p. s6 y+ `3 q
insurance and pays the insurance premium (保险费). The CIF term requires
# ]0 V p& w3 G& A! cthe seller to clear the goods for export.' a- i& V& s& K8 u
14. 句子:
, \- N1 s) }! X7 c% ~3 Z+ o However, in CIF the seller also has to procure insurance against / D' n2 j; r( E( a
the buyer’s risk of loss of or damage to the goods during the ; r! a- z) a( R( _
carriage.句中:
# X2 g8 o. }7 E8 a$ _ 14.1 procure = obtain, esp. with care or effort: 3 A1 E$ c! u: s8 Y
(尤指用心或者费力)获得,取得,这里引申为“办理”
K3 J+ y O% I4 E 14.2 carriage 有两种解释:
6 l$ F3 g' v, l( r 运费: carriage paid to … (CPT, 运费付至…) (见第一课注释 11 )# D/ T( u. [( i: n% K: ]
运输: 即本句的 during the carriage
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Consequently, the seller contracts for insurance and pays the insurance 8 z- h% B$ O( A% f
premium. 句中:* J1 ?- [4 \9 n2 b
15.1 consequently = therefore: 所以,因此 5 v* D6 c% @8 y6 }4 \ r
(书面用语,比较正式的用法), 这句和第 14 句相对应.
, G- J: A; h& D1 @. `: [, C0 a 15.2 contract: 显然, 这里的 contract 是动词的用法
w% w; w2 ?+ f9 B$ x! H' a 当 contract 作动词时: 解释“签约,订立合同” 常见搭配有 ! O/ ]$ @' G9 R/ H$ @: P1 _( S9 s' m
contract (with) (for)) a) ?0 n9 U% T3 z+ x
当 contract 作名词时: 解释“合约,合同” 常见的词组有 ) V) G& ^0 [+ e9 r4 Y# i
enter into a contract (with sb.) (for sth.)& C6 t5 d' S9 K9 _
make a contract (with sb.) (for sth.)* \: M2 L; a; R7 a
15.3 premium: 在保险领域里就是“保险费”的意思, 例如: $ i( o; e- B# P' z' }
premium rate (保险费率)
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