内容正文:
Shipment
Project 10
Part 1
Basic Knowledge Concerned
Part 2
Letter-writing Guide
Part 3
Other Commonly Used Expressions and Sentences
Part 4
Sample Letters
Part 5
Practical Training
Shipment
Project 10
Leading-in Tasks
Try to finish the following task and predict the objectives and focus of this unit.
Task 1.
假设你是美国路易斯进出口公司(Louis Import & Export Company;Address:356 Bill St., Chicago, USA.;Tel: 000190-5438;Fax:000190-5439;E-mail: liec@hotmail.com)的经理Louis 女士。最近,你公司和中国上海的鸿利实业有限公司(HongLi Industrial Company;Address:123 Yishan Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai China;Tel:86-21-87035689;Fax:86-21-87035688;E-mail:hlic@163.com)达成了订购5000 台电风扇的交易。由于你顾客的迫切需要,你希望上海方面可以提前发货。现在,请代表你们公司向上海的合作伙伴发函说明情况,并提出要求。注意信中务必包含以下内容:
Shipment
Project 10
Leading-in Tasks
1. 关于5000台电风扇订单的装运事宜,我方非常迫切地想知道具体的发运情况;
2. 由于我方顾客的迫切需要,能否恳请贵方将装运期从3月20 日提早到3月10日;
3. 提出这样的要求实属无奈,希望能够见谅;
4. 期待能尽早收到货物。
Shipment
Project 10
Leading-in Tasks
Task 2.
再假设你是上海鸿利实业有限公司销售经理,接到上述信件并权衡各方面因素之后,你认为你们公司没有办法确保提前发货。现在,为保证订单的顺利履行,请致函该公司,向其说明情况。注意信中务必包含以下内容:
Shipment
Project 10
Leading-in Tasks
1. 来函收悉,谢谢!
2. 很遗憾告诉贵方,我们无法按你们的要求将装运时间提前。
3. 每月只停靠你方港口一次的直达班轮刚刚离开,船务公司告诉我们在3 月20 日前都没有空舱可提供。货物只能在3 月20日装运。
4. 我们很想满足贵方的要求,但这实在超出了我们的能力,希望能够理解。
5. 一旦货物装运,我们会及时电告船名及预计抵达时间。
Basic Knowledge Concerned
Part 1
1. The Domain of Shipment
Shipment is one of the essential links in the chain of international trade. The main activities of it include custom clearance, chartering or shipping space booking, obtaining shipping documents after passing goods to the shipping company and sending shipping advice. Goods can be transported by road, rail or air, but in most cases of international trade, by sea.
This Project focuses on the most common conveyance method — ocean transportation, and on the necessary work related to shipment from the perspective and position of an exporter.
Basic Knowledge Concerned
Part 1
2. The Requirements of Shipment
In a sales contract, a sales confirmation or a letter of credit, terms of shipment are indispensa