商务英语阅读上册课件及答案4.pptVIP

Chapter 4 Abstracts from articles on the Main Practices Relating to International Trade 国际贸易惯例文摘 单元教学目的 通过阅读定位文章主旨。 本章阅读技巧提示 如何阅读定位文章主旨？ 解题时，我们通常采用浏览的方式，仔细选读文章的首尾段和首尾句（包括每一段的首尾句），重点搜索主题线索和脉络。下面阐述五种主题呈现的方式: 主题句出现在文首。开门见山，提出主题，随之用细节来解释、论证或发展主题思想。这种写作手法叫做演绎法，在英语文章中尤为常见，这种文章的主题句最容易找到，故主题思想显而易见。 Step One First, read Material One under teacher’s instructions. Then teacher gives hints or tips for reading. Finally, teacher checks the answers and gives explanations. If youre involved in international business, they should be part of your daily vocabulary. But mention Incoterms to a colleague or acquaintance and the response youre likely to get is Inco-WHATS? Unfortunately, the Incoterms—a set of internationally recognized terms of sale-- are not as well known or widely used in North America as they should be, considering the benefits they offer to companies engaged in world trade. The Incoterms were created in 1936 by the Paris-based International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). Today, they continue to facilitate international trade by providing voluntary rules for interpreting the rights and obligations of buyers and sellers under international sales contracts. The Incoterms represent 13 different international trade scenarios. Each term specifies whether the buyer or the seller is responsible for arranging such necessities as export licenses, customs clearance, insurance, inspections, and other obligations. They specify at which point the risk of loss and/or damage passes from seller to buyer as well as which party pays for specific activities. A buyer and seller who conduct their purchase and sale under one of the Incoterms, therefore, will have a mutual understanding of their rights, costs, and obligations regardless of differences in language and local business practices. Because the business of international trade is ever changing, the ICC updates and amends the Incoterms whenever necessary. This years revision--Incoterms 2000