二、Functions of the Marine Bills of Lading 海運提單的作用

　海洋提單的三個作用(考試重點)

　　1.Receipt for the goods shipped 貨物裝船的收據

　　課文：A bill of lading is a receipt issued by a carrier that an identifiable consignment of goods has been received by him for shipment, or actually loaded on board his ship.

　　注釋：receipt: 收據 issue: 簽發 carrier: 承運人 identifiable:　可以確認的　consignment: (貨物的)交托，交貨，發貨，運送

　　課文意思： 提單是由承運人簽發的有關承運人已接管提單所明確記載的貨物或將貨物裝船的證明。

　　課文:The bill of lading as a receipt will show the quantity and condition of the cargo loaded, ship’s name, port of loading, the destination, details of date and so on.

　　注釋：condition: 條件，環境 ，情形 destination: 目的地 details:　詳細資料　and so on:　等等

　　課文意思：提單作為收據將會列明所裝載貨物的數量和情況，船舶的名稱，裝運港，目的地，以及詳細的日期等等。

　　2.Document of title to the goods. 貨物的物權憑證

　　課文：A bill of lading is a document of title to the goods. The possession of a bill of lading is equivalent in law to possession of the goods.

　　注釋：document of title:　物權憑證　possession：所有，所有權，持有，占有 equivalent:　相等的，相當的，同意義的

　　課文意思：提單是貨物的物權憑證。持有提單在法律上等同于持有貨物。

　　課文：The holder of the bill of lading is able to obtain delivery of the goods at the port of destination and during transit the goods can be sold merely by endorsing the bill of lading.

　　注釋：holder: 持有者，所有者 be able to: 能夠 obtain:　獲得，得到　port of destination：目的港 transit:　運輸，運送　merely:　僅僅，只不過　endorse:　背書，在(票據)背面簽名，認可

　　課文意思：提單的持有者可以在目的港提取貨物并且在貨物的運輸期間可以僅僅通過背書提單將貨物賣掉。

　　3.Evidence of contract 合同的證明

　　課文：Additionally, the terms of the bill of lading provide evidence of the contract of carriage between the carrier and the shipper. The terms of the bill of lading contain the terms of the contract.

　　注釋：additionally:　另外，加之，又　term: 條款 provide:　提供，規定　evidence:　證據，證明

　　課文意思：另外，提單的條款也為承運人與托運人之間運輸合同提供了證明。提單的條款包含了合同中的條款。