国际货代专业英语
International Freight Forwarding English
Unit 1 International Trade
Unit 1 International Trade
Teaching Objectives:
To grasp the related the technical forms; To understand the general information of international trade;
专业特性的词汇： offer: 提议，提供 order:命令，订购
customs clearance quotation 引语，引用
出价 订购，订单 报关
报价劳动密集型 知识密集型 ：knowledge - intensive
Text: 1.Definition
国际贸易的特点
1. 是一项具有涉外性质的 经济利益、涉外活动 商业活动：
2. 贸易环境错综复杂，变 不同的政治制度、法律体系、文化背景、价值
化多端：
观念等
3. 风险远比国内贸易大：
距离远、自然灾害、意外事件、国际市场情况、 恐怖、海盗
4. 线长、面广、中间环节 商检、仓储、运输、保险、金融、车站、港口、
4. Risks in International Trade
Economic risks: 1. insolvency; 2. failure to pay the amount; 3. non-acceptance; 4. exchange rate, and so on
国际货币基金组织 The World Bank 世界银行
Important uses
Multi-: pref. 表示“多，多种，多个”之义 e.g multinational 多国的，n.跨国公司 multicultural （融合、具有）多种文化的 multilateral 多边的 multiplication 增加，乘数，乘法运算
按商品形态划分： 有形贸易(Visible Trade) 无形贸易(Invisible Trade)
按贸易是否有第三国参与划 分：
直接贸易(Direct Trade) 间接贸易(Indirect Trade) 转口贸易(Transit Trade)
按贸易参加国的数目划分： 双边贸易(Bilateral Trade) 多边贸易(Multilateral Trade)
Teching procedures:
1. Background information introduction and warm-up discussion; 2. New words and expressions; 3. Text learning( questions and answers+ difficult points explanation; 4. Practice and exercises.
What is international trade? It is the exchange of capital, goods, and services
across international borders or territories.
2. Importance of International Trade
1. It is crucial to the continuance of globalization;
2. It is a major source of economic revenue for any nation that is considered a world power.
3. Without international trade, nations would be limited to the goods and services produced within their own borders.
3. Differences between International
trade and Domestic Trade
Key words: costly more mobile
1. International trade is typically more costly than domestic trade.
多：
海关等部门
5. 竞争异常激烈：
商品、市场、技术、服务质量等
Warm-up discussion
1. What is international trade? What is foreign trade?
2. Why should we learn international trade before we learn international freight forwarding?
2. New words and expressions生词与表达
Gross Domestic Product(GDP) 国内生产总值
Outsourcing 外包 Factors of production 生产要素 Multilateral trade 多边贸易 The International Monetary Fund
Why? additional costs: tariffs, time costs, country differences
2. The factors of production are typically more mobile within a country than across national borders.
1.Background information 背景知识
国际贸易：货物贸易 技术贸易 服务贸易
定义： 国际贸易是指世界上各国（地区）之
间进行的商品和服务的交换活动。
概念区分： Foreign trade对外贸易 Internationa trade国际贸易
国际贸易的分类
按货物移动方向： 出口贸易(Export Trade) 进口贸易(Import Trade) 过境贸易(Transit Trade）