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1、嘉应学院毕业论文(设计)TheExactitudeandVaguenessinBusinessContractTranslation1.IntroductionSo,itisimportanttoensurethatthetranslatedcontractdocumentsarenotonlylinguisticallyaccurate,butalsoinconformitywiththepurposeofthesourcetext,whichmeritsgreatattention.Bothexactitudeandvague
2、nessaretobediscussedinbusinesscontracttranslation,astheycanmaketranslatedtextsaccordwiththeoriginalinthemeaning.Eventhoughitseemsonerunscountertotheother.2.CharacteristicsofbusinesscontractContract,asameansofprotectionforcontractualparties’rightsaswellasaguaranteeofth
3、eperformanceofthem,isthesubjectinthethesis,sothispartservesasbackgroundforthefuturediscussion.2.1ConceptofcontractInBlack’sLawDictionary(fifthedition),itstatesthatacontractisanagreementbetweentwoandmoreentitieswhichcreatesanobligationtodoornottodo.Acontractshallbeanag
4、reementwherebythepartiesestablish,changeorterminatetheircivilrelationship.Contractsreferredtointhislawandagreementsbetweenequalnaturalpersons,legalpersonsandotherorganizationsforthepurposeofestablishing,alteringandterminatingmutualcivilrightsandobligations.(ChineseCon
5、tractLaw,1999)21嘉应学院毕业论文(设计)Whileabusinesscontractisdefinedasalegalbindingwrittenagreementofabusinessoradministrative,signedbybothparties.Suchagreementsareeitherrequiredbylaw,asinthecaseofrealpropertytranslations,orbecausethetermsandconditionsexceedtherequirementsofas
6、tandardpurchaseorder.Insimplestterms,internationalbusinesscontractismerelyanagreementmadebytwoormorepartiesfromdifferentcountriesforthepurposeoftransactingbusinessoritisoneofvarietyofformatsusedtodocumentandcarryoutrelationships.2.2ContentsandprovisionsofcontractThere
7、isnodoubtcontractisverysignificantinforeigntradeandbusiness.L.BCurzoninhisADictionaryofLaw(1976:24)says:contractsgenerallyinvolve:1.offerandabsoluteandunqualifiedacceptance2.meetingofminds3.intentiontocreatelegalrelations4.genuinenessofconsent5.contractualcapacityofth
8、eparties6.legalityofsubject7.possibilityofperformance8.certaintyofterms9.valuableconsideration1999ChineseContractLawdefinedt