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1、Section1.HowtoWriteLettersConcerningShipmentTogiveabriefintroductiontowhatisinternationalshipmentToenableSstobecomeawareofmaincontentoflettersconcerninginternationalshipmentToenableSstofamiliarizethemselveswiththesamplesgivenToreadandpracticeusingsomeoftheimportantwor
2、dsandexpressionsforbusinesswritingTodoexercisesandpracticetranslatinglettersconcerninginternationalshipmentObjectives:Unit8WritingaboutShipmentI.Whatisinternationalshipment?Shipmentisveryimportantinforeigntradebecausegoodssoldbythesellerhavetobedeliveredtothebuyerabro
3、ad.Thereareseveralmeansoftransportinforeigntrade.Asabout98%ofworldtradearecoveredbyseatransport,exportersandimportersaremoreconcernedwithtransportbyseathaninotherways.Transportbyairis,however,increasinginscopeandisthebestmethodforcertaintypesofexportandimportandundere
4、mergencycircumstances,thoughitslimitationsareobvious.Themodernwayoftransportationisthatthecargoistransportedbycontainerships.Aftermakingshipment,thesellershouldpromptlyadvisethebuyerofitseffectuation,nomatterwhetherthetransactionisconcludedonFOB,CFRorCIFbasis.II.TheMa
5、inContentofLettersConcerningShipment1)Givingyourpurposeforwritingconcerningshipment2)Statingthespecificwayforshipment3)ExpressingyourhopethattheshipmentwillbemadeimmediatelyaccordingtothecontractstipulationsIII.ReadandExplainSampleLettersSample1:DearSirs,WerefertoCont
6、ractNo.1234signedbetweenuson2ndMarch,2002for1,000casesofsocks,whichisstipulatedforshipmentinJuly,2002.However,uptonowwehavenotreceivedfromyouanyinformationabouttheorder.Asthecontractedtimeofdeliveryisrapidlyfallingdue,itisimperativethatyouinformusofthedeliverytimewith
7、outanyfurtherdelay.NodoubttheremusthavebeensomereasonsforthedelayinshippingandwearegoingtoextendtheLetterofCredittotheendofAugust.Weareawaitingyourearlyreply.Yoursfaithfully,III.ReadandExplainSampleLettersSample2:DearSirs,Wearepleasedtoinformyouthatthefollowingfourord
8、ershavenowbeenshippedbyS.S.EASTWINDsailingtomorrowfromDaliantoLondon.OrderNo.W-0211OrderNo.W-0212OrderNo.W-0213OrderNo.W-021
