Unit 2: Incoterms 2000 - Six Major Trade Terms
4 R5 e1 M4 E( [. kFOB – FREE ON BOARD (…named port of shipment)
4 l2 G; t# J! O2 B! l8 \, C “Free on Board” means that the seller delivers when the goods pass the , b0 w( N2 d8 Z" F
ship’s rail (越过船舷) at the named port of shipment (指定装运港). This means
# W* h: \( W) Cthat the buyer has to bear all costs and risks of loss of or damage (货物灭失及. [" A9 s% Y% _* ^
损坏的风险和费用) to the goods from that point. The FOB term requires the
( ]5 {; K( y0 v( f r7 Useller to clear the goods for export (办理货物出口清关). This term can be used 2 L1 s- Z+ J4 B2 Y5 C6 h
only for sea or inland waterway transport (海洋或内河运输)./ O) k3 H8 A0 S1 V, e- g0 i. D) ~
10. 句子:# `$ @: h# I. S! Z5 Q; i3 R
This means that the buyer has to bear all costs and risks of loss of or
8 w* {1 W6 J$ x damage to the goods from that point. 句中:2 |# @ h Y! l3 |3 {
10.1 bear = to support (a load or weight): 承担, 负担.
. Q {" h: |. E) y4 A. }; ` 10.2 from that point: C7 b; q$ a8 @9 u9 v+ N
在教材的 p17 注释10中, 我们还发现有这样一些词:
- S) o& r5 k4 y port 港口2 w8 b8 T' J) l. r
place 地点) n4 p8 X( w, g2 k' Q& e5 s
point 点(INCOTERMS实指“具体地点”); f. `1 d! f4 N7 d' |
premise 所在地(INCOTERMS实指“场所”)
$ j. t" K) Q& ?1 o, k' c$ w) [9 a 说明:
% f2 o2 {% _! A1 t2 O 关于货物应当交付的地点,进出口商对货物交付时责任、费用、风险划分
7 L3 k8 a- U$ A- @6 } ` 等,《通则》使用了不同的表述:8 b. e n. H3 G) z7 [1 f
在仅适用海运和内河运输方式的术语时,使用“港口”名称,即 port;其他
0 k3 Z5 G) { o2 N, s, r 情况下的使用地点,即 place.尤其 FCA, 当有必要指明港口或地点内的
- W% {) F+ e% m0 J, g 某一“具体地点”时, 用 point, 而且卖方要提供交通工具.当交付货物的7 v9 q# ~/ v' n5 x9 T, }5 n
具体地点是卖方的所在地时, 用 premise. 此时,卖方无义务提供交通
8 K2 o. z' ? R. c# q& B- q 工具, 但卖方有装载货物的义务.
: g l+ _- D% }- z' Q# l1 O11. 句子: The FOB term requires the seller to clear the goods for export. $ @# e" P) M* @2 p4 J. x
require = order, demand “要求,规定”, 正式用语,常用被动语态, 常用的搭配有:* k2 U4 `8 G( I3 u* z
require sth (of sb),
" Z+ I: R5 ^6 q require sb to do sth, 6 |2 p, V) p; p+ b2 C9 {. q/ }
require that + 从句,
7 H) S/ F# V' }: Q* b! B12. 句子: This term can be used only for sea or inland waterway transport. 句中:; ~3 u) p: w) j% n* M# Q1 T
12.1 inland 由前缀“-in”加 land 构成, 其中:
0 h4 e9 _6 S1 s* C (1) -in = in or into (内,入内,在内). 再举一例: inside
0 z8 ^. x/ }. n9 U (2) inland 基本上有两个意思:
' n D/ m1 `, k! b% w3 a; N4 g 内地的,内陆的. 例如: inland towns (内陆城市)8 w7 d0 q- T7 Z9 h( @8 N
国内的. 例如: inland trades (国内贸易)7 g$ O3 G) E8 h6 q% B
12.2 waterway : 水路,航道,航路, h, S! L! n! C; W9 t% r9 l
railway: 铁路,铁道$ e$ ^" ^9 ~& n) b' H( N2 i
roadway: 车道
) ?3 A: _) N' j+ R$ }) R highway: 公路,大道- w# l9 e' L! k7 W! \
subway: 地铁,通道; S9 ?* v& X; r7 r
airway: 航线
: w8 N1 k' U1 c$ F0 g) y) B 从这些词中我们是不是发现一些规律了呢?
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