《商務(wù)英語(yǔ)函電2》課件-Lesson 20 Inquiring about Mode of Shipment 詢(xún)問(wèn)裝運(yùn)方式

Lesson20InquiringaboutModeofShipment詢(xún)問(wèn)裝運(yùn)方式DearCindy,WewouldliketoadvanceshipmentforOrderNo.13/125A,i.e.,80%ofthegoodsinNovemberandthebalanceinDecemberinsteadoftwoequalshipments

inJanuaryandFebruary.

Pleaseconfirmwhetheryoucouldcatchtheshipmenttimeandwhethertheshippingspace

isavailableforus.

InquiringaboutModeofShipmentBuyersaskingforadvancingshipmentSAMPLEEMAILSInquiringaboutabilityofcatchingshipmenttimeInquiringaboutavailabilityofshippingspaceThankyouinadvanceforyourunderstanding.

Welookforwardtoyourearlyreply.

Bestregards,PetersonInquiringaboutModeofShipmentSAMPLEEMAILSNotesmodeofshipment:裝運(yùn)方式balance:n.余額，余數(shù)；差額Thebalanceof20%willberemittedafterasuccessfultestrun.20%的余額將在試運(yùn)行成功后匯付。Wehavesuppliedmostofyourorder;thebalancewillfollowaftertheholidays.我們已供應(yīng)你方所訂的大部分貨物；剩余部分將在假日后交貨。bankbalance銀行余額creditbalance貸方余額

BalanceSheet資產(chǎn)負(fù)債表tradebalance進(jìn)出口貿(mào)易差額favorable/unfavorabletradebalance貿(mào)易順差/逆差twoequalshipments:分兩批等量裝運(yùn)分批裝運(yùn)（partshipment，partialshipment）的表示方法還有：inonelot一次性交貨in…lots(parcels,shipments,installments)分……批交貨in…equalmonthlyinstallmentsof…each,beginningfrom….分……批按月等量交貨，每月……（數(shù)量），從……（時(shí)間）開(kāi)始12,000setsofFridgesaretobeshippedin4equalmonthlyinstallmentsof3,000setseach,beginningfromMarch.12000臺(tái)冰箱分四批按月等量裝運(yùn)，每月3000臺(tái)，從三月開(kāi)始。shippingspace:艙位DearPeterson,Warmgreetings!

Weagreetoadvanceshipmentfor80%ofthegoodstoNovember.

Butaftercheckingwiththeshippingcompany,wewereinformedthatallthedirectvessels,either

linerortramp,sailingforyourporthavebeenfullybookeduptilltheendofNovember.

AReplytotheAboveSAMPLEEMAILSExplainingfactsandreasonsAgreeingtobuyers’requestpartiallyInthiscase,IthinkNovembershipmentisonlypossibleiftranshipment

isallowedatHongKong.Inspiteofit,itisstilluncertainwhetherthegoodswillreachyouearlierthanyourexpectedtime.

Pleasetaketheaboveintoconsiderationandkindlyletmeknowyourdecisionsoon.

Bestregards,CindyAReplytotheAboveSAMPLEEMAILSProposingtranshipmentinbothinterestsExpectingreplyvessel:n.船，船舶steamer汽船steamship汽輪，縮寫(xiě)為S.S.或s.s.motorvessel輪船/內(nèi)燃機(jī)船，縮寫(xiě)為M.V.或m.v.Notesliner:n.班輪tramp:n.不定期船sail:v.航行；啟航（for/to）Thereisnodirectsteamersailingto/foryourport.沒(méi)有駛往你方港口的直達(dá)輪。tosailfrom…to…從……開(kāi)往……ThegoodshavebeenloadedonboardS.S.“RedStar”,whichisduetosailfromQingdaotoCopenhagenonoraboutApril7.貨物已裝到紅星輪上，該輪定于4月7號(hào)左右由青島開(kāi)往哥本哈根。sailingdate啟航期sail:n.航行Heloadedhisvesselwithanothercargoandset

sail.他給自己的船裝上另一批貨后便啟航了。book:v.預(yù)訂Owingtocongestion,wefailedtobookthenecessaryfreightspaceonthepointedsteamer.由于艙位擁擠，我們未能在指定的船上訂到艙位。tobookup預(yù)訂一空，訂滿(mǎn)inthis/thatcase:在這（那）種情況下Iwouldn'tnormallyagreebutI'llmakeanexceptioninthiscase.通常我不會(huì)贊成，但在現(xiàn)在情況下我破例同意。類(lèi)似的結(jié)構(gòu)還有：（1）inmostcases在多數(shù)情況下Inmostcasesinternationaltransactionsarepaidbylettersofcredit.多數(shù)情況下，國(guó)際貿(mào)易是用信用證支付的。（2）innocase在任何情況下都不，決不Weshouldinnocasesacrificeprinciplesforprofits.在任何情況下我們都不應(yīng)該放棄原則，一味追求利潤(rùn)。（3）incase,incaseofsth,incase(that)如果，萬(wàn)一Wehavediscussedthedetailsofthecontract,butwewillgothroughagainjustincase.我們已經(jīng)討論過(guò)合同的細(xì)節(jié)了，不過(guò)為了以防萬(wàn)一，我們?cè)龠^(guò)一遍。Incase

ofadefault,theguarantormustcompensatethelenderorclient.如果發(fā)生違約，擔(dān)保人必須賠償出借人或客戶(hù)。Thisagreementoffersawarrantyforaproductforthemanufacturertoprovideserviceorcoverageofanycostsofserviceincasetheproductmalfunctionsduringagivenperiod.該協(xié)議為產(chǎn)品提供保修，以便制造商在給定期間內(nèi)產(chǎn)品出現(xiàn)故障時(shí)提供服務(wù)或承擔(dān)任何服務(wù)費(fèi)用。（4）Ifthat’s/that’snotthecase如果是（不是）那樣Ifthat’sthecasethenIwillbeverydisappointed.如果是那樣，我將很失望。transhipment:n.轉(zhuǎn)船，也可以寫(xiě)作transshipment“在……轉(zhuǎn)船”可以說(shuō)tomaketranshipmentat…，或toshipthegoodsvia…tranship:v.轉(zhuǎn)船DoyouwishtotranshipthegoodsatHongKongoratMacao?你希望在香港還是在澳門(mén)轉(zhuǎn)船？ASUPPLEMENTARYEMAILHelloMr.Esses,Thankyouverymuchforyourreply.

WehavediscussedthedeliverydatewithourmanufacturerandareinformedthatwearenotabletofinishproductionbeforeApr.1.

Isuggestweshipthegoodsin2lots.ThefirsthalfofthegoodswillbeairedbeforeMarch15withanincreaseof50%infreight.ThesecondhalfwillbeshippedbyseabeforeApr.10.Wehavetriedourbesttoexpediteproductionofyourorder,ASUPPLEMENTARYEMAILbutthisisthebestwecandoaswearefullycommittedatthismoment.Yourunderstandingwillbehighlyappreciatedandhopetheabovewillbeacceptabletoyou.

Bestregards,Wang補(bǔ)充信文范例你好，Esses先生：非常感謝貴方的回復(fù)。

經(jīng)與工廠(chǎng)討論交貨期，我們得知4月1號(hào)之前無(wú)法完成整個(gè)訂單的生產(chǎn)。我方建議貨物分兩批裝運(yùn)，第一批在3月15之前空運(yùn)總訂購(gòu)量的一半，但郵費(fèi)會(huì)增加50%。第二批貨在4月10號(hào)之前海運(yùn)。我們已經(jīng)盡全力加速生產(chǎn)貴方訂單，但是由于訂單過(guò)多，這已經(jīng)是最早的交貨期了。如果貴方能夠理解，我方將不勝感激，希望貴方可以接受。商祺。

WangEXERCISESI.Fillintheblankswiththeproperformsofthefollowingexpressions.

Thereisaparticularurgency__________,anditwouldhelpifyoucouldbendtherules.Thenext__________steamerisduetodepartfromShanghaionJuly10.Directvessels,which__________yourportarefewandfarbetween.m.v.,balance,available,bookuptranship,sailfor,lot,advance,ship,inthiscaseinthiscaseavailablesailforI.Fillintheblankswiththeproperformsofthefollowingexpressions.

Yourgoodswillbe__________atBoston,pleasemakesurethatyourefertotheattacheddetailednoticeandsubmitrelateddocumentsbeforementioneddeadline.Thankyouforyoureffortin__________theshipmentfromNov.tomid-Oct.Thefreightspacehasbeenfully__________,wehavetoreverttoothershippingcompany.m.v.,balance,available,bookuptranship,sailfor,lot,advance,ship,inthiscasetranshippedadvancingbookedupI.Fillintheblankswiththeproperformsofthefollowingexpressions.

Thecompany'ssuccessisreflectedinitshealthybank__________.Pleaserefertoourmodificationtothepreviousarrangementfor__________dateandletusknowyourfinaldecision.Yourgoodshavebeenshippedvia__________Victoria,withETAonoraboutMay8th.Wewillhaveourgoodsshippedin2__________,withanincreaseof50%infreight.m.v.,balance,available,bookuptranship,sailfor,lot,advance,ship,inthiscaseaccountshippingm.v.lotsII.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.

1.Shipmentistobemadebeforetheendofthismonthand,ifpossible,weshouldappreciateyourarrangingtoshipthegoodsatanearlierdate.1.貨物在本月底前裝運(yùn)，如果貴方能安排早日裝船我們將不勝感激。II.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.

2.WearepleasedtoinformyouthattheTeddyBearyouorderedonMay25thwillbeshippedexS.S.Maria,whichisscheduledtoleaveforGuangzhouonJuly30.2.欣告貴方5月25日訂購(gòu)的泰迪熊將由Maria號(hào)運(yùn)出，該輪定于7月30日駛往廣州。II.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.

3.Thegoodshavelongbeenreadyforshipment,butowingtothelatearrivalofyourL/C,shipmentcanhardlybeeffectedasanticipated.3.貨物備妥待運(yùn)已久，然而由于貴方信用證晚到，很難按預(yù)期執(zhí)行裝運(yùn)。II.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.

4.Wearesorrytoinformyouthatduetovesseloperationconstraints,yourbookingshavebeenforcedtochangefromtheoldvesselCMACGMVERDI/347WtonewvesselHSOCEANO/1503withETD3/3/2020.4.我們很抱歉地通知貴方，由于船舶運(yùn)營(yíng)限制，貴方所預(yù)定的艙位不得不從原本的CMACGMVERDI/347W號(hào)調(diào)整到新船HSOCEANO/1503號(hào)，預(yù)計(jì)離港時(shí)間為2020年3月3日。II.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.

5.WeinformyouwithpleasurethatwehavebookedspaceforourOrderNo.MX23/AonS.S.SunshinewithETDMarch3.Pleaseensurethatgoodsaredeliveredintime.Fordeliveryinstructions,pleasecontactMaerskLinerepresentativeat+86-532-89765899.5.我們很高興地告知貴方我們已經(jīng)在“陽(yáng)光”號(hào)上為您MX23/A號(hào)訂單預(yù)定了艙位，預(yù)計(jì)離崗時(shí)間3月3號(hào)。請(qǐng)保證及時(shí)交貨。相關(guān)交貨指示，請(qǐng)撥打馬士基客服電話(huà)+86-532-89765899。III.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.

1.Ifyoudesireanearlierdelivery,wecanonlymakepartialshipmentof10setsinSept.,remaining10setsinOct.1.如果你方想早點(diǎn)交貨，我們只能分批裝運(yùn)，9月份10臺(tái)，10月份裝余下的10臺(tái)。III.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.

2.Weareverysorrythatwecannotmeetyourdemandfordeliveryinoneentirelot.2.很抱歉，我們無(wú)法滿(mǎn)足你方一次性交貨的要求。III.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.

3.Wehavefurthercontactedtheshippingcompany,buttoourregret,weareinformedthatalltheshippingspacehasbeenfullybookedup.Thebestwecandoistoshipthegoodsbythefirstavailablesteamernextmonth.3.我們?cè)俅魏痛\(yùn)公司聯(lián)系過(guò)，遺憾的是，我們被告知目前所有的艙位都已被預(yù)訂。我們只能盡力將貨物裝下月第一艘便輪。III.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.

4.WewilltakeintoconsiderationyoursuggestiontotranshipatHongKong.4.我們會(huì)考慮你方在香港轉(zhuǎn)船的建議。III.Translatethefollowingsentencesin