外贸英语函电第五章 .ppt

Unit Five  Sending Proforma Invoice Points for attention Specimen letter Letter-writing guide Exercises Pro forma are Latin words. Pro means for (prep.); forma means form. These two words are often combined as one word. In business, a proforma invoice is an invoice sent for form’s sake. Unlike an ordinary invoice, it does not bind either the seller or the buyer. A proforma invoice is not necessarily involved in every transaction. It is generally used: Pro form 是拉丁语。Pro的意思相当于英语的介词for（为了），forma意思为form（形式）。这两个词常常结合成一个词。在商业中，形式发票是一种为了形式而发送的发票。不同于一般发票，形式发票对买卖双方均无约束。形式发票并非每笔交易都需要。它通常用于： Although a proforma invoice is not a commercial invoice, its contents are to a great extent similar to those of the letter. Contained in a proforma invoice are usually the descriptions of the goods, quantity, price, terms of payment, time of shipment, etc., but these do not involve the seller in any contractual obligations. 形式发票虽然不是商业发票，但是它的内容在很大程度上与商业发票相同。形式发票通常包括货物的名称、数量、价格、付款方式、装运期等，但卖方对此不负任何契约责任。 P54 Letter-1 P55 Letter-2 P56 Letter-3 P60 QIII for form’s sake 为了手续起见 apply for 申请 import licence 进口许可证 enable sb. to do sth. 使能够、使成为可能 1 形式发票是为了手续起见而寄给国外客户的一种发票。该发票通常是给客户申请必要的进口许可证之用。 A proforma invoice is an invoice sent to buyers abroad for form’s sake.It is usually used to enable buyers to apply for a necessary import licence. subject to 以……为准 final confirmation 最后确认 2 形式发票有时可作为正式报价单或价格单之用，其中所列价格，除非另有说明，一般以卖方的最后确认为准。 Sometimes a proforma invoice serves as a formal quotation or a price list, and the prices mentioned therein are usually subject to the final confirmation of the sellers, unless otherwise stated. 3 兹附上我方第3419号形式发票一式两份500辆永久牌自行车，19XX年10月交货。我们想说明一下，该形式发票有效期至19XX年9月1日止。 Enclosed is our Proforma Invoice No.3419 in duplicate covering 500 Forever Brand Bicycles for shipment during October, 19…We wish to state that the proforma invoice is