2010年国际货运代理货代英语第十四章讲义.docVIP

本资料由青年人网提供，更多请访问/waimao/ 货代学习资料下载/exam/html/list310-1.html 货代考试论坛：/forum-86-1.html 2010年国际货运代理货代英语第章讲义　一、多式联运的定义(考试重点) 　　1-1 课文：Multimodal transport refers to a transport system usually operated by a carrier with more than one mode of transport under the control or ownership of one operator. (多式联运的定义，掌握) 　　注释：multimodal transport: 多式联运 refer to: 查阅，提到，谈到 transport system: 运输系统，运输方法 operate: 营运 carrier: 承运人 mode: 模式，方式，样式 control: 控制 ownership: 所有权，物主身份 operator: 营运人 　　课文意思：多式联运是指由一个多式联运经营人控制或所有由一个承运人运营的使用两个或两个以上的运输方式的运输系统。 　　1-2 课文：Goods moving in international trade often have to pass through the hands of more than one carrier and over more than one mode of transport. 　　注释：international trade: 国际贸易 pass through: 经过，通过 　　课文意思：货物运输在国际贸易中通常会经手几个承运人并且要通过两个以上的运输方式才能完成。 　　1-3 课文：Under the conventional system of segmented transport, the consignor enters into separate contracts with each carrier, the liability of each carrier being limited to the carriage performed by him. 　　注释：conventional: 常规的，传统的，惯例的 segmented transport: 分段运输(segmented: 分段的，区段的) consignor: 托运人，发货人 enter into: 缔结 separate: 分开的，不同的 liability: 责任，义务 be limited to: 受...限制，限制于... perform: 履行，执行 　　课文意思：在传统的分段运输中，发货人/托运人需要与每个区段的承运人签订单独的运输合同，各区段承运人所承担的责任又受限于该承运人实际履行的情况。 　　1-4 课文：The consignor or his agent has also to attend to another, including, if necessary, warehousing of the goods at any transshipment point. 　　注释：attend to: 专心，注意，照顾 if necessary: 如果必要 warehousing: 仓库费 transshipment point: 在这里是指“货物的转运点” 　　课文意思：如果必要，发货人或者其代理人还要负责货物在转运点的仓储。 　　二、多式联运的优势(考试重点) 　　多式联运有下面六个优势： 　　1. Minimizing time loss at transshipment points 多式联运将货物在转运地损失的时间减到最小。(注释：minimize: 将...减到最小;最小化 time loss: 时间的损失) 　　课文：Multimodal transport, which is planned and coordinated as a single operation, minimizes the loss of time and the risk of loss, pilferage and damage to cargo at transshipment points. 　　注释：plan: 计划，规划 coordinate: 协调，调整 single:单独的，唯一的，单式的 operation: 操作，营运 risk of loss: 灭失的风险 pilferage: 行窃，偷盗 damage to cargo: 货物的损害 transshipm