外贸英语函电(第六版,兰天编著)Chapter Ten.ppt

Letter five辨析：动词grind, snap, shatter, smash, crash和slip grind :碾碎：压碎，挤碎或通过摩擦使其变成粉末，尤指在两个坚硬表面磨碎： grind wheat into flour. snap:喀嚓折断：突然间折断，发出轻脆、响亮如同断裂的声音 Suddenly the branch that he was standing on snapped off. shatter砸碎：使突然破碎或裂开成碎片，如伴以强烈的打击 The glass shattered when I dropped it. smash: 打碎：突然地、大声音地、猛力地把某种东西毁成碎片 Although the bed was smashed to pieces, the man was miraculously unhurt. crack: 破裂，裂缝：没有完全分离部分的破裂；裂开 The mirror cracked. split: 劈开、切开：从一端到另一端分开，或沿着劈线分开，或以锋利一击劈开 We split the wood into long thin pieces. My trousers split when I sat down. Letter six词汇扩展记忆 endorse vt. 背书、批准、赞同endorsement n. 背书、赞同、保险批单endorsement in blank 空白背书our products have met with wide endorsement bills of lading are to be written “ to order and blank endorsed” 空白抬头，无记名背书 * Chapter TenInsurance 国际贸易业务术语Insurer/assurer 保险人 is the party who insures others against loss or damage and undertakes to make payment in case of loss. Insured/assured 被保险人is the party who is insured against loss and to whom payment covering the loss will be made. For insurer, the following should be referred to保险人有以下几个表示法:underwriter, insurance company, brokerUnderwriter is a person who makes insurance contracts for the goods transported by sea.Insurance company is an insurer or organization that collects premiums and underwrites policies. Broker in the western countries, the exporter, who wishes to have his goods insured, does not approach the insurer directly but instructs an insurance broker to insure on his behalf. The exporter forwards his instructions on a form supplied by the broker and gives the required details on the form. The broker, who is authorized to place insurance with certain limits, write the particulars of the proposed insurance on a document called “slip” (pink slip: an employees termination notice.) and sends the assured a memorandum of the insurance on a duplicate form of instructions. Documents of Insurance 保险单据