商务英语第六第八章.docVIP

Chapter 6 Letter of Credit Chapter 8 Payment Effecting First Period (90 m) I. Background knowledge A. Payment instruments 支付工具 Question for discussion In international trade, payment can be made by various means: drafts（汇票）, promissory notes（本票）, checks（支票）, money orders（邮政汇票）, credit cards（信用卡）and cash (现金). Cash is rarely used except for some small transactions. Credit cards are not widely used either, especially for large transaction, because verification with and approval form the credit card company can be inconvenient and time consuming when a card’s credit limit（信用卡额度）is exceeded.