country
国家
【例】The Supplier shall be entirely responsible for all taxes, stamp duties, licence fees, and other such levies imposed outside the Purchaser’s country.
供方应负担购方国境之外所征收的一切税费,包括印花税、许可证费及其他赋税。
coupon
购货券,购物优惠券
【例】To take advantage of our special offer, simply fill in the coupon and send it to us.
如欲利用我方特殊报盘,仅填好购货券并将其寄送我方即可。
course
【1】道路,行动方针
【例】We wish to say that your information will certainly be of great assistance to us in deciding the course we have to take.
我们想要说明的是,你方的信息资料对于我们决定采取何种行动方针有很大帮助。
【2】过程,经过
【例】The demand in Africa for Chinese textiles is likely to grow considerably during the course of the next two or three years.
在最近的两三年内非洲对中国纺织品的需求可能有相当大的增长。
【3】in course of在……(过程)中
用于表语中(与in the course of不同)。
【例】The goods are now in course of manufacture.
货物正在制造过程中。
【4】in due course = duly及时,在适当的时候
【例】Your samples have arrived in due course.
你方样品已及时收到。
【5】in the course of在……期间,在……过程中
用于状语中(与in course of不同)。
【例】If you could give us some idea of the number of our ventilators that you would order in the course of a year, then we should be in a position to offer you terms that are mutually acceptable.
如你方能告知每年订购通风机的大概数量,我们就能提出双方能够接受的交易条件。