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　一. 了解貨運代理最初的職責

　　1-1 課文：Originally, a freight forwarder was a commission agent performing on behalf of the exporter/importer routine tasks such as loading/unloading of goods, storage of goods, arranging local transport, obtaining payment for his customer, etc…

　　這句話是比較長，一句一段，核心句子：.....a freight forwarder was a commission agent performing on behalf of the exporter/importer routine tasks....

　　注釋：

　　freight forwarder 貨運代理人

　　commission agent 委托代理人

　　on behalf of 代表....

　　routine tasks 日常工作

　　loading/unloading of goods 裝載/卸載貨物

　　storage of goods 貨物存放，貨物存儲

　　這句話大致意思是：最開始，貨運代理是進出口商的委托代理人，替進出口商做一些常規事務，比如裝載/卸載貨物，貨物的存儲，安排地方運輸….

　　1-2 課文：However, the expansion of international trade and the development of different modes of transport over the years that followed enlarged the scope of his services.

　　核心句子：....A and B enlarged the scope of his services.

　　A 是指 ：expansion of international trade 國際貿易的擴大

　　B 是指 ：development of different modes of transport 不同運輸方式的發展

　　注釋：

　　Over the years that followed 在隨后的幾年里;

　　international trade: 國際貿易

　　modes of transport: 運輸方式

　　這句話大致意思是：在以后的幾年里，國際貿易的擴大和不同運輸方式的發展加大了貨運代理的服務范圍。