¡¡¡¡I. Translate the following
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¡¡¡¡B£®From Chinese into English:
¡¡¡¡1. Banker¡¯s Draft;
¡¡¡¡2. Counter Purchase;
¡¡¡¡3. Foreign Exchange Reserves; Foreign Currency Reserves;
¡¡¡¡4. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR);
¡¡¡¡5. Stand - by L/C
¡¡¡¡II. Choose the best answer:
¡¡¡¡1.A 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.D 6.B 7.A 8.D 9.B 10.C 11.C 12.D 13.D
¡¡¡¡14.C 15.C 16.C 17.A 18.B 19.B 20.D 21.B 2.B 23.C 24.B 25.C
¡¡¡¡III. Translate the following letter into English in a proper form:
¡¡¡¡China Beifang Imp/Exp. Corp.
¡¡¡¡Tianjin, China
¡¡¡¡April 24, 1999
¡¡¡¡New York ABC trading company
¡¡¡¡New York, the USA
¡¡¡¡Dear Sirs,
¡¡¡¡We have received your letter dated Mar. 21, and regret to note that you find our price for art No. 124 is on the high side. As you may know, our goods are very popular in many countries, despite a limited supply at present, demand is on the rise, if you make a comparison between our goods and other makes, we trust you will agree that our price is workable. As a matter of fact, we have already cut our price to the minimum and concluded substantial businesses with other buyers at this level.
¡¡¡¡However, if you agree to increase your order to 5000 cases, we¡¯d be willing to reduce our previous quotation by another 2%. This is the best we can do, and we hope it¡¯s acceptable to you. We would appreciate your early reply.
¡¡¡¡Yours truly,
¡¡¡¡Chins Beifang Imp/Exp. Corp.
¡¡¡¡IV. Fill in the contract form in English with the particulars given in the following letters and /or telexes
¡¡¡¡Contract
¡¡¡¡No. 98-110
¡¡¡¡Sellers: Li Du Textile Imp/Exp. Corp., Beijing, China
¡¡¡¡This contract is made by and between the buyers and the sellers, whereby the buyers agree to buy and the sellers agree to sell the under - mentioned commodity according to the terms and conditions stipulated below:
¡¡¡¡Commodity: cotton bath towels
¡¡¡¡Specifications: Art, no. G3030, in white and yellow color equally assorted
¡¡¡¡Quantity: 1000 dozen
¡¡¡¡Unit price: CAN $ 24 per dozen CFRC2 Vancouver
¡¡¡¡Total value: CAN $ 24000.00 ( SAY TWENTY - FOUR THOUSAND CANADIAN DOLLARS ONLY)
¡¡¡¡Packing: in cartons of 5 dozen each
¡¡¡¡Shipping mark: At Sellers¡¯ option
¡¡¡¡Insurance: To be effected by the buyers
¡¡¡¡Time of shipment: October 1998
¡¡¡¡Port of shipment: Chinese mainland port
¡¡¡¡Port of destination: Vancouver, with transshipment at Hong Kong
¡¡¡¡Terms of Payment: by sight irrevocable letter of credit to be opened 30 days before the time of shipment (and to remain valid for negotiation in China until the 15th day after the time of shipment.
¡¡¡¡Done and signed in Beijing on this 20th day of august 1998.
¡¡¡¡V. Write a letter in English asking for amendments to the following letter of credit by checking it with the above - mentioned contract:
¡¡¡¡Dear Sirs,
¡¡¡¡Thank you for your L/C no. BOC98/9/05, but we regret to say that we have fond some discrepancies, please amend the L/C as follows:
¡¡¡¡1. "Beijing Imp/Exp. Corp" should read "Li Du textile Imp/Exp. Corp, Beijing, China";
¡¡¡¡2. The total amount should be "CANADIAN DOLLARS TWENTY FOUR THOUSAND" instead of "TWENTY THOUSAND";
¡¡¡¡3. "At 60 day¡¯s sight" should read " at night";
¡¡¡¡4. Delete insurance policies (or certificates);
¡¡¡¡5. The port of destination should be Vancouver instead of Toronto;
¡¡¡¡6. Transshipment should be allowed.
¡¡¡¡As the time of shipment is drawing near, please make the above amendments as soon as possible.
Yours faithfully,
¡¡¡¡Li Du textiles Imp/Exp. Crop.
¡¡¡¡VI. Translate the following:
¡¡¡¡1. From Chinese into English:
¡¡¡¡1) In drawing up their contract, buyer and seller can specifically refer to one of the Incoterms to define their respective responsibilities.
¡¡¡¡2) At a time when competition is fierce, exporters can beat their competitors by speeding up shipment.
¡¡¡¡3) Experienced exporters and importers engaged in international trade are all aware of the possible risks to the cargo: fire, storm, collision, etc.
¡¡¡¡4) It is a common practice in international trade to do business through middlemen, because they have their own business channels.
¡¡¡¡5) A bill of lading is a contact between the shipper and the shipping company, a receipt for the consignment and a document of title.
¡¡¡¡2. From English into Chinese:
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