2012年貨運代理考試英語輔導講義：第一章 貨運代理最初職責
來源：考試大發(fā)布時間：2012-08-01
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(guī)事務(wù)，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(mào)易的擴大
B 是指 ：development of different modes of transport 不同運輸方式的發(fā)展
注釋：
Over the years that followed 在隨后的幾年里;
international trade: 國際貿(mào)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(mào)易的擴大和不同運輸方式的發(fā)展加大了貨運代理的服務(wù)范圍。
1-3 課文：Today, a freight forwarder plays an important role in international trade and transport.
注釋：
Play an important role : 扮演重要的角色(引申為：起著重要的作用)
International trade and transport 國際貿(mào)易和運輸
這句話大致意思是：現(xiàn)在，貨運代理人在國際貿(mào)易和運輸中起著重要的作用。
1-4 課文：The services that a freight forwarder renders may often range from routine and basic tasks such as the booking of space or customs clearance to a comprehensive package of services covering the total transportation and distribution process.
核心句子：The services.... may often range from ....to....
注釋：
render: 在這里的意思是“提供”，= offer, provide
range : 在... 范圍內(nèi)變化，后面常跟 from ...to...
booking of space 訂艙
a comprehensive package of services: 全面的一攬子服務(wù)
cover : 包括，涉及 = include
transportation and distribution: 運輸和分發(fā)
這句話大致意思是：貨運代理提供的服務(wù)通常可能從日常基礎(chǔ)的工作比如艙位的預定，清關(guān)等，到全面的一攬子服務(wù)包括整個貨物的運輸和分發(fā)派送過程。
