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国际贸易实务双语教程课后题答案
Key
Chapter1
I.Answermyquestions
1.Internationaltradeisbusinesswhoseactivitiesinvolvethecrossingofnationalborders.Itincludesnotonlyinternationaltradeandforeignmanufacturingbutalsoencompassesthegrowingservicesindustryinareassuchastransportation,tourism,banking,advertising,construction,retailing,wholesaling,andmasscommunications.Itincludesallbusinesstransactionsthatinvolvetwoormorecountries.Suchbusinessrelationshipmaybeprivateorgovernmental.
2.Salesexpansion,resourceacquisitionanddiversificationofsalesandsupplies.
3.Togainprofit.
4.Toseejoutforeignmarketsandprocurement.
5.Therearefourmajorformswhicharethefollowing:
MerchandiseexportsandImports,ServiceExportsandImports,InvestmentandMultinationalEnterprise.
6.Itistheaccountwhichisasummarystatementoftheflowofallinternationaleconomicandfinancialtransactionsbetweenonenation(eg.theUnitedStates)andtherestoftheworldoversomeperiodoftime,usuallyoneyear.
7.MerchandiseExportingandImporting.
8.Yes.Therearegreatdifferencesbetweenthem.
1)directinvestmenttakesplacewhencontrolfollowstheinvestment.Itusuallymeanshighcommitmentofcapital,personnel,andtechnologyabroad.Itaimsatgainingofforeignresourcesandforeignmarkets.Directinvestmentmayoftengethigherforeignsalesthanexporting.Andsometimesitinvolvestwoormoreparties.
2)Whileportfolioinvestmentsarenotundercontrol.Andtheyareusedprimarily
forfinancialpurposes.Treasuresofcompanies,forexample,routinelymorefundsfromonecountrytoanothertogetahigheryieldonshortterminvestments.
9.MNEistheabbreviationofthemultinationalenterprise.ItssynonymsareNNC(themultinationalcorporation)andTNC(transnationalcorporation).
10.Examplesaretravel,transport,fee,royalties,dividendsandinterest.
11.Thechoiceofformsisinfluencedbytheobjectivebeingpursuedandtheenvironmentsinwhichthecompanymustoperate.
12.Itislimitedbythenumberofpeopleinterestedinafirm‟sproductsandservicesandbycustomers‟capacitytomakepurchase.
13.Thisisbecauseatanearlystageofinternationalinvolvementtheseoperationsusuallytaketheleastcommitmentandleastriskofafirm‟sresources.
14.Royaltiesmeansthepaymentforuseofassetsfromabroad,suchasfortrademarkspatens,copyrights,orotherexpertiseundercontractknownaslicencingagreements.Royaltiesarealsopaidfranchising.
15.Itisawayofdoingbusinessinwhichoneparty(thefranchiser)theuseofatrademarkthatisanessentialassetforthefranchisers‟business.
IIMatcheachoneontheleftwithitscorrectmeaningontheright
1.J
2.A
3.E
4.B
5.C
6.D
7.I
8.G
9.F10.H
IIITranslatethefollowingtermsandphrasesintoChinese
1购买力11经济复苏;恢复
2潜在销售量12经济衰退
3加价,涨价13间接投资
4国内市场14有形货物
5制成品15有形进出口
6边际利润16收入及支出;岁入及岁出
7市场占有率17超额能力
8贸易歧视18贸易中间人(商);经纪人
9时机选择19全部包建的工程承包方式
10经销周期20许可证协定
IVTranslatethefollowingintoEnglish
1.Tradeisoftenthe…engine‟ofgrowth.Howeveroversimplifiedthismetaphor
maybe,itdoesservetounderlinetheimportanceofforeigntradeintheprocessofgrowth.Ahealthyexpansionofexportsmaynotalwaysbesufficientconditionforrapidandsustainedgrowth,butastrongpositiveassociationbetweenthetwoisclearlyundeniable.Tradeexpansioncontributestoeconomicgrowthinmanyways.Amongthemarethebenefitsofspecialization;thefavorableeffectsofinternationalcompetitionondomesticeconomicefficiency;theincreasedcapacitytopayfortheimportsrequiredindevelopmentandmoregenerallythestimulustoinvestment.
2.Internationaltradeistheexchangeofgoodsandservicesproducedinonecountryforgoodsandservicesproducedinanothercountry.Inadditiontovisibletrade,whichinvolvestheimportandexportofgoodsandmerchandise,thereisalsoinvisibletrade,whichinvolvestheexchangeofservicesbetweennations.NationssuchasGreeceandNorwayhavelargemaritimefleetsandprovidetransportationservice.Thisisakindofinvisibletrade.Invisibletradecanbeasimportanttosomenationsastheexportofrawmaterialsorcommoditiesistoothers.Inbothcases,thenationsearnthemoneytobuynecessities.
3.Thereexistdifferentwaysofconductinginternationalbusiness.Exclusivesalemeansthesellergivestheoverseasclienttheexclusiverightofsellingaparticularproductinadesignatedareawithinaspecifiedperiodoftime.Inthiskindofbusinesstransaction,theproductisboughtbytheexclusivesellerandthereforeheshouldselltheproductbyhimself,assumingsoleresponsibilitiesforhisprofitandloss.Exclusivesaleisdifferentfromagencywhereonlycommissionisinvolved.Anddifferenceexistsbetweengeneralcontractandexclusivesalesbecausetheexclusivesellerenjoysexclusiverightinaparticulararea.
4.Thereisnocountryintheworldthatcanproducealltheproductsitneeds.
Thuscountriesjoinininternationaldivisionoflaborforeffectiveproductionandreproduction.Sometimesacountrycanbuygoodsandservicesfromabroadonabarterbasis.Bartermeansdoingbusinessbyexchanginggoodsofonesortforgoodsofanothersortwithoutusingmoney.Bartertradeitselfisnotenoughtomeatacountry‟simportneeds.Butasaformofinternationaltrade,itisstillattractiveindevelopingcountrieswhereforeignexchangeisinshortsupplyandinflowofforeignfundsisfarfromsufficienttomeettheirobligationsinexternaltrade.
I.Answerthefollowingquestions
(Omited)
II.Fillingtheblankswiththesuitablewordsinthetext:
1.meeting/satisfying;
2.agent,foreign/overseas;
mission;
4.own;
5.setting;
6.patent;
7.profits;
8.outlets;
9.joint,venture;10.subsidiary
III.TranslatethefollowingsintoEnglish
1).Economicactivitybeganwiththecavemen,whowaseconomically
self-sufficient.Hedidhisownhunting,foundhisownshelter,andprovidedforhisownneeds.Asprimitivepopulationsgrewanddeveloped,theprincipleofdivisionoflaborevolved.Onepersonwasmoreabletoperformsomeactivitythananother,andthereforeeachpersonconcentratedonwhathedidbest.Whileonehunted,anotherfished.Thehunterthentradedhissurplustothefisherman,andeachbenefitedfromthevarietyofdiet.
Intoday‟scomplexeconomicworld,neitherindividualsnornationsare
self-sufficientnationsareself-sufficient.Nationshaveutilizeddifferenteconomicresources;peoplehavedevelopeddifferentskills.Thisisthefoundationofinternationaltradeandeconomicactivities.
Foreigntrade,theexchangeofgoodsbetweennations,takesplaceformanyreasons.Thefirst,asmentionedabove,isthatnonationhasallofthecommoditiesthanitneeds.Rawmaterialsarescatteredaroundtheworld.LargedepositsofcopperareminedinPeruandZaire,diamondsareminedinSouthAfrica,andpetroleumisrecoveredinMiddleEast.Countriesthatdonothavetheseresourceswithintheirownboundariesmustbuyfromcountriesthatexportthem.
Foreigntradealsooccursbecauseacountryoftendoesnothaveenoughofaparticularitemtomeetitsneeds.AlthoughtheUnitedStatesisamajorproducerofsugar,itconsumesmorethanitcanproduceinternallyandthusmustimportsugar.Third,onenationcansellsomeitemsatalowercostthanothercountries.Japan
hasbeenabletoexportlargequantitiesofradiosandtelevisionsetsbecauseitcanproducethemmoreefficientlythanothercountries.ItischeaperfortheUnitedStatestobuythesefromJapanthantoproducethemdomestically.
Finally,foreigntradetakesplacebecauseofinnovationorstyle.EventhoughtheUnitedStatesproducesmoreautomobilesthananyothercountry,itstillimportslargequantitiesofautosfromGermany,JapanandSweden,primarilybecausethereisamarketforthemintheUnitedStates.
2).Thedifferentkindsoftradenationsengagedinarevariedandcomplex,amixtureofvisibleandinvisibletrade.Mostnationsaremoredependentonexportsthanonanyotheractivity.Theearningsfromexportspayfortheimportsthattheyneedandwant.Anation‟sbalanceofpaymentisarecordofthesecomplextransactions.Byreflectingallofthesetransactionsinmonetaryterms,anationisabletocombinetheincomeitreceives,forexample,fromexports,touristsexpenditures,andimmigrantremittances.Thiscombinedincomesisthenspentonsuchitemsasmanufacturedgoodsfromothercountries,travelforitscitizenstoothercountries,andthehiringofconstructionengineers.
I.TranslatethefollowingsfromChineseintoEnglish:
1termsofpayment
2writtenformofcontract
3executionofthecontract
4salescontract
5purchaseconfirmation
6termsoftransaction
7tradingpartners8thesettingupofacontract
9tradeagreement10consignmentcontract
11thecontractproper12extensionofthecontract
13thecontractingparties14specialclause
15generaltermsandconditions
II.AnswerthefollowingquestionsinEnglish:
1Acontractisanagreementwhichsetsforthbindobligationsoftherelevantparties.Andanypartthatfailstofulfillhiscontractualobligationsmaybesuedandforcedtomakecompensation.
2Therearetwopartiesofbusinesscontractnegotiations:
oralandwritten.Theformerreferstodirectdiscussionsabroad;writtennegotiationsoftenbeginwithenquiriesmadebythebuyers.
3Awrittencontractisgenerallypreparedandsignedastheproofoftheagreementandasthebasisforitsexecution.Asalesorpurchaseconfirmationislessdetailedthanacontract,coveringonlytheessentialtermsofthetransaction.Itisusuallyusedforsmallerdealsorbetweenfa