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Unit 2: Incoterms 2000 - Six Major Trade Terms, {" \3 f: |0 ~2 K2 U) I& O
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CIF – COST, INSURANCE AND FREIGHT (…named port of destination)4 i5 B' K5 \; w. O* x- B
“Cost, insurance and Freight” means that the seller delivers when the
2 D3 a9 F6 [+ l/ ?0 d5 A& v- ?$ mgoods pass the ship’s rail in the port of shipment. ) g" Y& r8 U9 C Y, P& P7 _( T
The seller must pay the costs and freight necessary to bring the goods
) j' j- Q3 G8 K& N1 U$ `to the named port of destination BUT the risk of loss of or damage to the
; p( |2 ?& W9 lgoods, as well as any additional costs due to events occurring after the time
( p* f& v; q: x9 d, gof delivery, are transferred from the seller to the buyer. However, in CIF the & I1 d, G( c) j" G( N! W8 F, Y
seller also has to procure insurance against the buyer’s risk of loss of or damage
% _* ]0 F1 g0 U% r8 f! c- T5 jto the goods during the carriage. Consequently, the seller contracts for
1 a) x; R: w1 y" G% \insurance and pays the insurance premium (保险费). The CIF term requires
1 C. U- H+ }7 \0 Wthe seller to clear the goods for export.
+ e8 p6 W: \; v' t! C. h- }1 Q9 }9 C14. 句子:
; ~% s- v- m: p: Z8 J' C+ ^ i* B However, in CIF the seller also has to procure insurance against 0 @# V$ A( ^9 d' R
the buyer’s risk of loss of or damage to the goods during the
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14.1 procure = obtain, esp. with care or effort:
_1 `# y3 e9 u) @ (尤指用心或者费力)获得,取得,这里引申为“办理”7 x1 w4 ]! p7 A8 D
14.2 carriage 有两种解释:
4 h" v" w8 r5 F# J+ u8 V 运费: carriage paid to … (CPT, 运费付至…) (见第一课注释 11 )! H5 b2 s7 G5 X" J6 ~7 k
运输: 即本句的 during the carriage+ P. V. x$ t. H+ m. B2 i5 A+ R
15. 句子:
" c( D' }5 K" o8 s Consequently, the seller contracts for insurance and pays the insurance * s" D& Z2 X( d
premium. 句中:5 E$ l2 R" h( \5 Y* `
15.1 consequently = therefore: 所以,因此
% W; E+ p' g n (书面用语,比较正式的用法), 这句和第 14 句相对应.3 t0 [/ Y* H' k9 J0 U
15.2 contract: 显然, 这里的 contract 是动词的用法( K3 @! i$ J6 m6 w9 ?$ k
当 contract 作动词时: 解释“签约,订立合同” 常见搭配有 # O4 {, T# J3 |" c
contract (with) (for)
( y+ f6 [) b, k 当 contract 作名词时: 解释“合约,合同” 常见的词组有
. E" ]- Z. U5 m! G* F5 k2 q enter into a contract (with sb.) (for sth.)
# t' h3 l1 l; ~7 T3 B# Q make a contract (with sb.) (for sth.)+ G0 L& I& t+ _3 h0 o3 b2 B0 ?
15.3 premium: 在保险领域里就是“保险费”的意思, 例如:
9 m1 q d% O( F t; M+ s premium rate (保险费率)
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