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世纪商务英语口语
专业篇II
Unit 7 When is the earliest shipment you can make ?
By studying this unit, you are expected to:
learn the expressions about different means of delivery and shipment;
know the characteristics of each transportation means;
grasp how to propose prompt shipment;
familiarize yourself with the expressions of transshipment and partial shipment.
Learning Objectives
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Warming Up
Shipping is a basic (1)_________________________ goods and cargo. Virtually (2)_______________ ever made, bought, or sold has been affected by shipping. Despite the (3)__________________in shipped products and (4)________________, there are only three basic types of shipment: (5)____________________________.
process of transporting
Listen to an introduction to shipment and fill in the blanks.
every product
many variables
locations
land, air, and sea.
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B. The transportation methods shown in the pictures on the next page are major means of delivery in the business world. Match each picture with its corresponding descriptive word and then choose one to discuss its advantages and disadvantages.
Warming Up
C
__________ocean (marine) __________ railway __________ airway __________ inland waterway __________ trucking __________ multi-modal combined transport
D
A
F
E
B
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Li Yan and Susan have reached an agreement on payment and packing of the corn baskets. Now they are negotiating the shipment.
Scaffolding
对话译文
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Scaffolding
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I’m afraid the date of shipment would be too late for us. The time from mid-May is the selling season for this commodity. In order to meet the season, we hope you can deliver the goods in early April.
Well, you know baskets are hand-made products, and your orders are all up-to-date design. We have no stock on hand. And our workers are fully committed. We check their production schedule against our orders almost everyday. They are already working overtime to s