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世纪商务英语口语
专业篇II
Unit 4 We usually accept payment by L/C
By studying this unit, you are expected to:
master commonly used expressions of payment;
master the ways to enquire about, explain and refuse specific payment terms;
understand the approaches to communicating with others on payment;
understand the advantages and disadvantages of payment by L/C.
Learning Objectives
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Warming Up
Letter of credit is a written (1) to pay, by a buyer’s or importer’s bank (called the (2) ) to the seller’s or exporter’s bank (called the (3) , (4) , or paying bank). It guarantees (5) of a specified sum in a specified (6) , provided the seller meets precisely-defined conditions and submits the prescribed
(7) within a fixed timeframe. These documents generally include a clean bill of lading or air waybill,(8)______________________, and (9)_______________________.
commitment
A. Listen to an introduction to L/C and fill in the blanks.
issuing bank
accepting bank
negotiating bank
payment
currency
documents
commercial invoice
a certificate of origin.
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B. A basic L/C transaction occurs as follows. Could you tell your classmates what the words and expressions are in Chinese?
Warming Up
L/C: Letter of Credit 信用证
Global Trade Finance: 全球贸易金融
Exporter/Beneficiary: 出口商 / 受益人
Confirming Bank: 保兑行
Advising Bank: 通知行
Goods Shipped: 发货
Importer/Applicant:
进口商 / 信用证开证申请人
Presenting/Collecting Bank:
提示银行 / 代收银行
Payment: 付款
Documents: 单据
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Now, Li Yan is negotiating with Susan about the terms of payment.
Scaffolding
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Scaffolding
对话译文
We would like to make payment for baskets in installments.
I’d need to check with my company about that . But what kind of installments do you have in mind?
What we’d like to do is to make a down payment first, then after delivery, we’ll pay off the rest