2010年货运代理考试辅导:英语辅导讲义七
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【大纲详解】
一、Sea Transportation海运概述
1.课文:Shipping constitutes the principal mode of international transport and is estimated to carry about 90 percent of international trade in terms of volume.
注释:
constitute:构成,相当于
principal:最重要的,首要的
estimate:估计
in terms of:就 来说
volume:量,额
译文:海运是国际运输的最重要方式,预计其承担了90%的国际贸易量。
2.课文:Consequently,it is very important for the freight forwarder to be able to identify the formalities relating to carriage of goods by sea to be able to provide all efficient service.
注释:
consequently:所以,因此
freight forwarder:货运代理人(行)
identify:认出,识别,确定
formality:手续,例行公事
carriage:运输
译文:因此对于货运代理人来说,熟悉海洋货物运输的手续是非常重要的,这样才能提供有效的服务。
二、Transport Geography 运输地理
1.课文:An international freight forwarder should be familiar with international trade routes.
注释:
be familiar with:熟悉
trade route:贸易线路
译文:国际货运代理应熟悉国际贸易线路。
2.课文:He or she should have knowledge of main traffic routes, location of ports, trans-shipment points and inland centers.
注释:
knowledge:知识 (have knowledge of: 具备...知识,可以引申为“了解,熟悉”)
traffic routes:运输线路
location:位置
trans-shipment points:转运地
inland center:内陆中心、
译文:他(她)应该熟悉主要的交通线路,港口的位置,转运地和内陆中心。
3.课文:A freight forwarder should also have a general idea of the pattern of international trade and its changing trends.
注释:
idea:概念,注意,明白
pattern:型式,模式
trend:走向,方向,趋势,倾向
译文:货运代理人还应该对国际贸易的格局和变化趋势有一个整体的概念。
