险,因而不构成一种义务、按《通则》解释,卖方应在不迟于货物越过船舷时,办理货运 保险。在合同无明示时,卖方可按保险条款中低责任的险别投保,投保金额最低为CIF价 格的110% 3.数字口译。 数字口译 迅速地翻译数字对中国人来说不容易。这是因为汉语和英语表达数字的方式不同。汉语是 个、十、百、千、万、十万、百万、千万、亿、十亿……,也就是以“十”的倍数来表达 而英语则是在数字超过千以后,以“千”( thousand)的倍数来表达的。如“一万”是“十千” 即 ten thousand;“十万”是“百千”,即 hundred thousand,直至“百万”( million)。百万以上 的数字则用“百万”的倍数表达;如“千万”是“十百万”,即 ten million:“亿”是“百百万”,即 hundred million,直至“十亿”( billion)。因此,凡遇到“万”和“十万”时,都要变成“十千 百千”。口译必然会遇到数字,没有经过训练的人往往会出错,而数字译错很可能带来严 重后果,因此应始终把数字口译作为一个重点训练项目 4.口译练习 Preliminary Business Talk P: We've luckily survived this crisis. In order to put our business relations on a so footing, we have come to explain the position ourselves L: Good eally looking forward to doing business with you in the years to come P: So are we. However, the tallow market has been quite strong for sometime and the prevailing price in the London market is around US$03 for bulk tallow L: I'm sorry to say that we find your price unacceptable P: Would you give me an indication as to the price you consider workable? L: I hope you would reconsider your price and bring it into line with the world market P: Well, I'll be glad to hear what you have in mind L: I can only say that the prices from other sources are much lower than yours and their quality is indisputable P: I admit that we we in a disadvantageous position in the face of competition from other L: I'm afraid you'll stand no chance if you don't fall into line with others险,因而不构成一种义务、按《通则》解释,卖方应在不迟于货物越过船舷时,办理货运 保险。在合同无明示时,卖方可按保险条款中低责任的险别投保,投保金额最低为 CIF 价 格的 110%。 3. 数字口译。 数字口译 迅速地翻译数字对中国人来说不容易。这是因为汉语和英语表达数字的方式不同。汉语是 个、十、百、千、万、十万、百万、千万、亿、十亿……,也就是以“十”的倍数来表达; 而英语则是在数字超过千以后,以“千”(thousand)的倍数来表达的。如“一万”是“十千”, 即 ten thousand;“十万”是“百千”,即 hundred thousand,直至“百万”(million)。百万以上 的数字则用“百万”的倍数表达;如“千万”是“十百万”,即 ten million;“亿”是“百百万”,即 hundred million,直至“十亿”(billion)。因此,凡遇到“万”和“十万”时,都要变成“十千”、 “百千”。口译必然会遇到数字,没有经过训练的人往往会出错,而数字译错很可能带来严 重后果,因此应始终把数字口译作为一个重点训练项目。 4. 口译练习。 Preliminary Business Talk P: We've luckily survived this crisis. In order to put our business relations on a solid footing, we have come to explain the position ourselves. L: Good. We're really looking forward to doing business with you in the years to come. P: So are we. However, the tallow market has been quite strong for sometime and the prevailing price in the London market is around US$303 for bulk tallow. L: I'm sorry to say that we find your price unacceptable. P: Would you give me an indication as to the price you consider workable? L: I hope you would reconsider your price and bring it into line with the world market price. P: Well, I'll be glad to hear what you have in mind. L: I can only say that the prices from other sources are much lower than yours and their quality is indisputable. P: I admit that we' we in a disadvantageous position in the face of competition from other sources. L: I'm afraid you'll stand no chance if you don't fall into line with others