來(lái)源：   【貨運(yùn)代理考試');">：最受歡迎的考試教育王國(guó)】   2013年9月22日

2013國(guó)際貨運(yùn)代理人考試英語(yǔ)輔導(dǎo)第一章

    第一章　貨運(yùn)代理最初職責(zé)

　　一. 了解貨運(yùn)代理最初的職責(zé)

　　1-1 課文：Originally, a freight forwarder was a commission agent performing on behalf of the exporter/importer routine tasks such as loading/unloading of goods, storage of goods, arranging local transport, obtaining payment for his customer, etc…

　　這句話是比較長(zhǎng)，一句一段，核心句子：.....a freight forwarder was a commission agent performing on behalf of the exporter/importer routine tasks....

　　注釋：

　　freight forwarder 貨運(yùn)代理人

　　commission agent 委托代理人

　　on behalf of 代表....

　　routine tasks 日常工作

　　loading/unloading of goods 裝載/卸載貨物

　　storage of goods 貨物存放，貨物存儲(chǔ)

　　這句話大致意思是：最開(kāi)始，貨運(yùn)代理是進(jìn)出口商的委托代理人，替進(jìn)出口商做一些常規(guī)事務(wù)，比如裝載/卸載貨物，貨物的存儲(chǔ)，安排地方運(yùn)輸….

　　1-2 課文：However, the expansion of international trade and the development of different modes of transport over the years that followed enlarged the scope of his services.

　　核心句子：....A and B enlarged the scope of his services.

　　A 是指 ：expansion of international trade 國(guó)際貿(mào)易的擴(kuò)大

　　B 是指 ：development of different modes of transport 不同運(yùn)輸方式的發(fā)展

　　注釋：

　　Over the years that followed 在隨后的幾年里;

　　international trade: 國(guó)際貿(mào)易

　　二.重點(diǎn)掌握貨運(yùn)代理人分別代表發(fā)貨人和收貨人所要做的工作。

　　2-1 課文：Unless the consignor, the person sending goods, or the consignee, the person receiving the goods, wants to attend to any of the procedural and documentary formalities himself, it is usually the freight forwarder who undertakes on his behalf to process the movement of goods through the various stages involved.

　　核心句子：Unless the consignor or consignee wants to attend to...himself, it is the freight forwarder who undertakes to process the movement of goods...

　　注釋：

　　consignor: 發(fā)貨人

　　consignee: 收貨人

　　attend to: 關(guān)注 = pay attention to

　　procedural and documentary formalities: 程序和單證上的手續(xù)

　　undertake to do sth. 承擔(dān)去做某事，承諾做某事

　　process: 在這里為動(dòng)詞，處理，處置

　　involve: 包含，含有，涉及

　　movement: 移動(dòng)，動(dòng)向 ( 在這里引申為“運(yùn)輸”)

　　這句話大致意思是：如果發(fā)貨人或者收貨人不想親自去辦理那些繁瑣的手續(xù)的話，貨運(yùn)代理人將代表他們?nèi)ヌ幚碡浳镞\(yùn)輸中所涉及的各個(gè)步驟。

　　2-2 課文：The freight forwarder may provide these services directly or through sub-contractors or other agencies employed by him.

　　核心句子：The freight forwarder provide these services...

　　這句話的大致意思是：貨運(yùn)代理人可以直接或者通過(guò)次承包商或者另外雇用代理來(lái)提供這些服務(wù)。

　　2-3 On Behalf of the Consignor ( Exporter ) 貨運(yùn)代理人代表發(fā)貨人(出口商)所要做的工作(考試重點(diǎn))

　　1.Choose the route, mode of transport and a suitable carrier. 挑選運(yùn)輸線路，運(yùn)輸方式和合適的承運(yùn)人。

　　注釋：mode of transport: 運(yùn)輸方式 ; carrier: 承運(yùn)人

　　2.Book space with the selected carrier. 跟選定的承運(yùn)人訂艙。

　　3.Take delivery of the goods and issue relevant documents such as the Forwarders’ Certificate of Receipt, the Forwarders’ Certificate of Transport, etc. 接收貨物，并簽發(fā)貨運(yùn)代理人收貨證明書(shū)和貨運(yùn)代理人運(yùn)輸證明書(shū)。

　　注釋：Forwarders’ Certificate of Receipt 貨運(yùn)代理人收貨證明書(shū)(是代理人收到貨物的憑證);Forwarders’ Certificate of Transport 貨運(yùn)代理人運(yùn)輸證明書(shū)(是證明代理人具備運(yùn)輸能力的憑證); issue: 發(fā)行，發(fā)布(在這里譯為“簽發(fā)”)

　　4.Study the provisions of the letter of credit and all Government regulations applicable to the shipment of goods in the country of export, the country of import, as well as any transit country; he would also prepare all the necessary documents. 研究適用于貨物出口國(guó)家和進(jìn)口國(guó)家，以及中轉(zhuǎn)國(guó)家運(yùn)輸?shù)男庞米C條款和所有政府規(guī)定，并準(zhǔn)備所有必須的單證文件。

　　注釋：letter of credit : 信用證 applicable to ...: 適用于...; as well as: 也，又，以及;transit country: 中轉(zhuǎn)國(guó)

　　5.Pack the goods, taking into account the route, the mode of transport, the nature of the goods and applicable regulations, if any, in the country of export, transit countries and country of destination.貨物的包裝，( 在貨物包裝時(shí)) 要考慮運(yùn)輸路線，運(yùn)輸?shù)姆绞?，貨物的特性，如果有的話還要考慮出口國(guó)，中轉(zhuǎn)國(guó)和目的地國(guó)家適用的規(guī)定。

　　注釋：pack the goods 貨物包裝/打包; take into account: 考慮; the nature of the goods: 貨物的特性; if any: 如果有的話.

　　modes of transport: 運(yùn)輸方式

　　這句話大致意思是：在以后的幾年里，國(guó)際貿(mào)易的擴(kuò)大和不同運(yùn)輸方式的發(fā)展加大了貨運(yùn)代理的服務(wù)范圍。

　　1-3 課文：Today, a freight forwarder plays an important role in international trade and transport.

　　注釋：

　　Play an important role : 扮演重要的角色(引申為：起著重要的作用)

　　International trade and transport 國(guó)際貿(mào)易和運(yùn)輸

　　這句話大致意思是：現(xiàn)在，貨運(yùn)代理人在國(guó)際貿(mào)易和運(yùn)輸中起著重要的作用。

　　1-4 課文：The services that a freight forwarder renders may often range from routine and basic tasks such as the booking of space or customs clearance to a comprehensive package of services covering the total transportation and distribution process.

　　核心句子：The services.... may often range from ....to....

　　注釋：

　　render: 在這里的意思是“提供”，= offer, provide

　　range : 在... 范圍內(nèi)變化，后面常跟 from ...to...

　　booking of space 訂艙

　　a comprehensive package of services: 全面的一攬子服務(wù)

　　cover : 包括，涉及 = include

　　transportation and distribution: 運(yùn)輸和分發(fā)

　　這句話大致意思是：貨運(yùn)代理提供的服務(wù)通?？赡軓娜粘；A(chǔ)的工作比如艙位的預(yù)定，清關(guān)等，到全面的一攬子服務(wù)包括整個(gè)貨物的運(yùn)輸和分發(fā)派送過(guò)程。

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