对外经贸英语函电第四版课件王乃彦 ISBN9787811343946 PPT Chapter SixLesson 36.pptVIP

I. About the letter: As the stipulations in the L/C should be in exact accordance with the terms of the contract, the sellers should examine the stipulations in the L/C carefully. If there are some discrepancies between the two documents, sellers should ask the buyers to make corresponding amendments to the L/C. In this letter, the applicant was requested to increase the quantity and amount of the L/C. II. Additional Notes: 1. for the amount of 总金额计…… amount n. 金额，总数 1)for the amount of ?和 in the amount of 意义相同，都指若干金额，前者较普通。 to the amount of 指达到若干金额（往往指较大数字）。 to the amount of 也可表示 to the extent of，有“程度达到……”之义。 2)amount 表示数额、金额总数时与 sum, quantity, number 同义，sum常用复数形式，quantity既可用于可数也可用于不可数的东西，number为可数，而amount和sum则用于不可数的东西。 We have ordered a large number / quantity of bicycles. 我们订购了大量的自行车。 2. make vt. 总计 We allow a trade discount of 3.5% and a further special discount of 5%, making 8.5% in all, on orders received on or before 15th May. 我们对5月15日前收到的订单给予3.5%的商业折扣和5%的特殊折扣，总计8.5%。 III. Chinese version of the Letter: 修改信用证增加数量和金额 敬启者： 事由：第CF370号销售确认书 2000公吨花生仁 现收到1000公吨2007年产大路货花生仁的第20913号信用证金额计50,500英镑，谢谢。 该证的金额仅够支付原合同数量的一半。该合同的总数量和总金额分别为2000公吨和101,000英镑。因装运时间十分紧迫，请你方通知开证行将信用证金额增加50,500英镑，使总值金额达到101,000英镑，总数量达到2000公吨。 盼对此事立即办理。 谨启 IV. Key to exercises: 1. Put the following into English: 1) It appears that the quantity unit in your L/C No. 3350 does not tally with the contract. Please rush amendment. 2) Regarding your L/C No. 3857, please delete the clause “Bankers’ expenses for beneficiary’s account”. 3) We find that your Credit NO. 9985 is ￡500 short of the total value. Please amend the credit in accordance with the contracted amount. 4) We are pleased to inform you that L/C No. H-15 issued by the Chartered Bank of Liverpool for our S/C No. 187 has just been received. However, on examining the clauses contained therein, we regretfully find that certain points are not in conformity w