二、Issuing Marine Bills of Lading 海運(yùn)提單的簽發(fā) (考試重點(diǎn))

　2-1 課文：All bills should be signed by either shipping company or by a duly authorized agent.

　　注釋：duly authorized: 正式授權(quán)的 (duly: 正式地，適當(dāng)?shù)?authorized:　權(quán)威認(rèn)可的，審定的，經(jīng)授權(quán)的)

　　課文意思：提單應(yīng)由船運(yùn)公司或由被授權(quán)的代理人簽發(fā)。

　　2-2 課文：If time does not permit the ship’s master to sign the bills, a letter is usually drawn up giving the port agent appropriate authority to sign bills of lading.

　　注釋：permit:　允許，許可，準(zhǔn)許　ship’s master: 船長(zhǎng) appropriate: 適當(dāng)?shù)�，適合的

　　課文意思：如果船長(zhǎng)來(lái)不及簽發(fā)提單，那么通常會(huì)起草一份信函給港口代理人，正式授權(quán)委托其代為簽發(fā)提單。

　　2-2 課文：The bill of lading must show how many signed originals were issued.

　　注釋：original:　正本提單

　　課文意思：提單上必須注明簽發(fā)的正本提單的份數(shù)。

　　2-3 課文：The originals are marked as “original” on their face and all have equal value, that is, all have the same validity.

　　注釋：mark: 標(biāo)注 face: 正面 equal value:　同等價(jià)值　validity:　有效性，合法性

　　課文意思：正本提單的正面注有“正本”字樣，每一份都是等價(jià)的，就是說(shuō)，具有同等的效力。

　　2-4 課文：The purpose of issuing more than one original is to ensure that the port of destination will receive the original when dispatched separately.

　　注釋：purpose: 目的，意圖，用途 ensure: 保證，擔(dān)保，確保 dispatch: 派遣，分派 separately:　個(gè)別地，分開(kāi)地

　　課文意思：簽發(fā)多份正本提單的目的是確保在目的港分開(kāi)派遣每筆貨物時(shí)都能夠收到正本提單。