5-1 课文：Contract of affreightment ordinarily means that the shipowner promises to satisfy the charterer’s need for transport capacity over a certain period of time, often one year or several years.(包运租船的定义，了解一下)

　注释：contract of affreightment: 包运合同 promise to: 承诺做… satisfy: 满足，使满意 transport capacity: 运输能力

　　课文意思：包运租船是指船东在一定期限内，通常一年或几年，向承租人提供一定运力，满足其运输能力的需要。

　　5-2 课文：The kinds of goods, as well as the period of time for the contract, is ordinarily clearly defined.

　　注释：define: 定义，详细说明，规定，限定

　　课文意思：通常都会明确地规定合同货物的种类和合同的期限。

　　5-3 课文：The quantity of goods to be carried may be precisely fixed or refers to yearly production.

　　注释：precisely: 明确地，准确地 fix: 规定，确定 refer to: 查阅，提及，谈到

　　课文意思：明确的规定运载货物的数量，或者参考年运载货物量

　　5-4 课文：The timetable for the individual voyages is commonly approximate, so that the shipments shall be fairly or evenly spread.

　　注释：timetable: 时间表 individual: 单独的，个别的 approximately:近似的，接近的　fairly: 公正地，公平地 evenly: 均匀地，平坦地 spread: 布置，安排

　　课文意思：单独航线的时间表通常是近似的，因此可以公平均匀地安排装运。

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