各种市场
| auction | market | 拍卖市场 |
| bond | market | 债券市场 |
| exchange | market | 外汇市场 |
| financial/money | market | 金融市场 |
| futures | market | 期货市场 |
| secondhand | market | 旧货市场 |
| securities | market | 证券市场 |
| service | market | 劳务市场 |
贸易
| barter | trade | 易货贸易 |
| improvement | trade | 加工贸易 |
| transit | trade | 转口贸易，过境贸易 |
| trade practice | 贸易惯例 | |
| trade procurator | 商务代理人 |
促销
| clearance | sale | 清仓大促 |
| summer | sale | 夏季大促销 |
| conversion rate | 本币与外币的兑换率，有时也可以是两种外币 |
| cross rate | 只指两种外币之间的兑换率 |
| check in | 登记，报到，托运，寄存 |
| What do you check in? Just these two wooden cases.您托运什么？就这两个手提箱。 | |
| check out | 付帐后离开，检验，被认为无误、合格 |
| The engine has checked out. | |
| account payable | 应付款 |
| account receivable | 应收款 |
| bath towel | 浴巾 |
| face towel | 毛巾 |
| bank money order | 银行汇票 |
| banker’s order | 银行支票 |
| straight B/L | 记名提单 |
| back order | 尚未交货的订单 |
| job order | 分批订货 |
| pending order | 未完成的订单 |
| state credit | 国家信用 |
| state loan | 公债，国债 |
| fair average quality (FAQ) | 大路货 |
| custom | adj.定制的，定做的 |
| custom car | 定制车 |
| payable on demand | 见票即付 |
| demand draft | 即期汇票 |
| demand loan | 活期贷款 |
| It is busy/rush/peak season for walnuts. | 旺季 |
| It is off/dull/slack season for walnuts. | 淡季 |
Terms and Conditions
terms和conditions在商业上往往联用。Terms往往指大的方面，如支付方式用信用证；conditions往往指terms确定以后的具体条件，如什么时候通过哪家银行开证。
The other terms and conditions of the contract will be the same as usual.
Insurance后接介词的一般用法
表示所保的货物，后接on，如insurance on the 100 tons of wool；表示投保的险别，后接against，如insurance against all risks；表示保额，后接for，如insurance for 110% of the invoice value；表示保险费或保险费率，后接at，如insurance at a slightly higher premium；表示向某保险公司投保，后接with，如insurance with the People’s Insurance Company of China。
| This steamer will call at your port. | 此船将在你港停靠。 |
| such being the case | 情况既然如此 |
| communicate…to sb. | 告知某人 |
| see one’s way (clear) to do/doing sth. | 有可能或有意做某事 |
| We cannot see our way (clear) to increase/increasing the quantity. | |
| for account of | 为……，受……委托 |
| We hereby issue an irrevocable L/C in your favor for account of China Trading Ltd. | |
| take out | 通过申请取得，办理（保险）手续 |
| Have you taken out insurance for us on these goods? | |
| One of our clients approaches us with an order for 100 tons white sugar. | approach表示“同……接洽” |
1. It ____ if you ____ the L/C for another 15 days.
A. is appreciated, extend
B. will be appreciated, could extend
C. should be appreciated, could extend
D. should be appreciated, can extend
2. We suggest that you file a claim ____ the shipping company for all the losses incurred as a consequence of the failure to ship the goods ____ Order TC21 in time.
A. against, unless B. for, under C. to, in D. against, under
3. Every week hundreds of companies and entrepreneurs are setting up sites or homepages ____ the World Wide Web, a popular part of the net with user-friendly graphics.
A. in B. on C. at D. of
4. In case the above amendment of the L/C is acceptable to you, kindly confirm ____ to us the attached copy of this letter.
A. to sign and return B. sign and return C. to sign and to return D. signing and returning
5. We have ____ a number of our customers in this area and many of them take an interest in your products.
A. contacted B. contacted with C. been contacted with D. in contact with
