商务函电Unit 1 Contracts and Agreements.pptVIP

Unit One Contracts and Agreements Part One: Reference Materials 1. 《英语外贸应用文》 (修订本) 陆墨珠编著 对外经济贸易大学出版社 1999 2. 《实用商务英语写作》安然、孙继红等编著 国防工业出版社 2008 3. 《法律英语核心教程》（1-3册）（第二版）杜金榜等编著 对外经济贸易大学出版社 2007 4. 《英语应用文写作教程》（高职高专教材）鲁瑛主编 对外经济贸易大学出版社 2007 5. 《对外贸易实务英语读本》 (修订本) 诸葛霖主编 对外经济贸易大学出版社 1992 Part Two: Aims and Requirements: To learn about what the Contract is and what the Agreement is; To learn about the Types and Structure of the Contract; To learn about the Language Characteristics of the Contract; To practice reading, translating and writing the Contract Part Three: Teaching Contents I. What is the Contract and what is the Agreement? II. The Types of the Business Contract III. The Structure of the Business Contract IV. The Language Characteristics of the Contract V. The Handling Procedure of S/C and P/C VI. What are to be noted when we draft the Contract? VII. How to fill a Contract? Part Four: Study of the Contract and the Agreement I. What is the Contract and what is the Agreement? 它们很相似，但仍然是有区别的，简单来说, ‘contract’ 要比 ‘agreement’更加正式，更具有法律效力。 A Contract is a formal written agreement which sets forth binding obligations of the parties concerned. It is enforceable by law. Once a contract is signed, any party concerned should fulfill his obligations, otherwise, he will be sued and has to make a compensation. A Contract is formed on agreement (协商) and agreement arises from offer (要约) and acceptance（承诺）. Once one party makes an offer and another party accepts it, a contract is formed. An Agreement is: 1.an official document that businessmen sign to show that they have agreed to something 2.an arrangement or promise to do something, made by two or more people, companies, organizations, etc. A simple “agreement” is an arrangement between the parties which may or may not contain the necessary elements to be enforceable before a court of law such as “offer” and “acceptance”. The terms are sometimes used interchangeably. Quite often the word contract can mean the document co