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1、如有侵权，请联系网站删除，仅供学习与交流unit1 international trade【精品文档】第 6 页Unit1 international trade1、Definition and importance国际贸易的定义和重要性International trade is the exchange of capital, goods, and services across international borders or territories.国际贸易是指跨越各国国境或领土的资本、货物和服务的交换活动。注释：exchange: 交换，汇兑 (另外常用的一个短语：foreign e
2、xchange: 外汇)border: 边(界, 缘, 境); 界线 territory: 领土, 领地, 版图, 地区, 活动范围In most countries, it represents a significant share of gross domestic product (GDP).在大多数国家，国际贸易占国内生产总值很大的比重。注释：represent: 表现, 表示, 描绘, 讲述, 代表, 象征 significant: 重要的, 重大的, 值得注意的 share: 份额 gross domestic product: 国内生产总值While international
3、 trade has been present throughout much of history, its economic, social, and political importance has been on the rise in recent centuries.国际贸易在整个历史发展过程中也得到了体现，国际贸易在经济、社会、政治等方面的重要性在近几个世纪的发展中不断增长。注释：throughout:遍及，贯穿economic: 经济(上)的，经济学的 social: 社会的，社会上的 political: 政治上的，政治的 importance: 重要(性)，重要方面(意义)
4、on the rise: 在上涨，在增长 recent: 近来的 century: 世纪Industrialization，advanced transportation,globalization,multinational corporations,and outsourcing are all having a major impact on the international trade system产业化，先进的交通，全球化，跨国公司和外包都具有对国际贸易体系产生重大影响Increasing international trade is crucial to the continua
5、nce of globalization.越来越多的国际贸易对于全球化的持续是至关重要的。International trade is a major source of economic revenue for any nation that is considered a world power. 国际贸易是经济收入的任何被认为是一个世界大国的国家的主要来源。Without international trade,nations would be limited to the goods and services produced within their own borders如果没有国
6、际贸易，国家将限制于在他们自己的边界生产商品和服务。2.Differences between international trade and domestic trade国际贸易与国内贸易之间的差异International trade is typically more costly than domestic trade国际贸易成本通常比国内贸易成本高The reason is that crossing a national border typically involves additional costs such as tariffs, time costs due to bor
7、der delays ,and costs associated with country differences such as language, the legal system, or a different culture其原因是跨越一个国家边境通常需要额外的费用，如关税，延迟时间成本，由于边境国家的相关成本差异，如语言，法律制度或不同的文化。Another difference between domestic and international trade is that factors of production such as capital and labor are ty
8、pically more mobile within a country than across national borders另一个国内与国际贸易不同的是生产要素。如资金和劳动力在国内通常比跨越国界多。Thus,international trade is mostly restricted to trade in goods and services.因此,国际贸易主要局限于商品和服务贸易。Then,trade in goods and services can serve as a substitute for trade in factors of production.然后,在货物
9、和服务贸易可以作为一种替代品的生产要素贸易。Instead of importing the factor of production ,a country can import goods that make intensive use of the factor of prodution and are thus embodying the respective factor而不是引进生产要素的进口货物,一个国家能够使集约利用生产的因素,也包含了各自的因素An example is the import of labor-intensive goods by the united stat
10、es from china一个例子是，从美国进口劳动密集型货物到中国Instead of importing chinese labor,the united states is importing goods from china that were produced with chinese labor代替进口中国劳动力，美国从中国进口的货物由中国劳动力制造International trade is also a branch of economics, which ,together with international finance, forms the large branch
11、of international economics国际贸易也是经济的一个分支,结合国际金融,形成大树枝国际经济学3Risks in International Trade国际贸易的风险There are some risks in multilateral trade.多边贸易有一些风险They mainly include economic risks and political risks.主要包括经济风险和政治风险Economic risks include the risks of insolvency of the buyer;the risk of the failure of
12、the buyer to pay the amount due within six months after the due date;the risk of non-acceptance;the risks of exchange rate,and so on.经济风险包括买方破产的风险，在买方未支付到期日之后的六个月内到期数额的风险;对不接受的风险;汇率风险，等等。Political risks include the risk of cancellation or non-renewal of export or import licences;war risks;risk of ex
13、propriation or confiscation of the importers company;risk of the imposition of an import ban after the shipment of the goods;transfer riskimposition of exchange controls by the importers country or foreign currency shortages;and influence of political parties on an importers company.政治风险包括取消或不更新进口/出
14、口许可证风险，战争险，征用或没收进口商公司风险。发货之后实施进口禁令，外汇转换风险，征收由进口商所在国货外汇短缺外汇管制和各政党对进口商公司影响。4.World Trade Organization 世界贸易组织The World Trade Organization is best described as an umbrella organization under which the agreements that came out of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations are gathered.伞式组织是对世界贸
15、易组织的一个最好描述，根据该协议，来对乌拉圭回合多边贸易谈判进行集中。The WTO thus serves four basic functions:世界贸易组织有四个基本职责(1)to implement, administer, and carry out WTO Agreement and it annexes;实施、管理,开展WTO协定和它的附件(2)to act as a forum for ongoing multilateral trade negotiations;作一个论坛对正在进行的多边贸易谈判(3)to serve as a tribunal for resolving
16、 disputes;作为法庭解决纠纷(4)to review the trade policies and practices of member states.审查贸易政策和成员国做法Additionally,the WTO is to cooperate with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in order to achieve greater cohererece in global economic policy making.此外，世界贸易组织是与国际货币基金和世界银行合作，以实现全球经济决策的更大的连贯性决
17、策5.Barriers to international trade 国际贸易壁垒A trade barrier is a general term that describes any goverment policy or regulation that restricts international trade.贸易壁垒是一个通用术语，它描述任何政府政策或法规，限制国际贸易。The barriers can take many fooms,including:import duties,import licenses,export licenses ,import quotas,tari
18、ffs,subsidies,and non-tariff barriers to trade壁垒可以采取许多形式，包括：进口关税，进口许可证，出口许可证，进口配额，关税，补贴和非关税贸易壁垒Most trade barriers work on the same principle:the imposition of some sort of cost on trade that raises the price of trade products.大多数贸易壁垒的工作原则是一样的:对于某种贸易成本,提高了贸易产品的价格。If two or more nations repeatedly us
19、e trade barriers against each other,then a trade war results.如果两个或更多的国家频繁运用贸易壁垒，导致互相贸易战争。6.Steps of International Trade any international transcation should start with market research.任何国际交易应该以市场调研开始An importer/exporter must acquire good knowledge of the foreign market to which his products are to b
20、e sold so that can trade with customers successfully.出口商/进口商必须很好的了解到他在国际市场上销售的产品，这样可以与客户交易成功。After that,the following things should be done在此之后，应做以下事情n Seeking customers 寻找客户n Contact each other by sending inquiries 发送询盘互相联系n Status inquiry 询价状况n Quotations or offers;acceptance or non acceptance报价或出
21、价，接受或不接受n Order; contract订单，合同n Obtaining import/export license; opening L/C ，receiving L/C，if any 获得进口/出口许可证，开立信用证/接受信用证n Preparation of goods by the seller卖方准备货物n Inspection or survey of goods 检查货物n Reserving shipping space either by the seller or buyer,depending on the trade terms 根据贸易条款，由卖家或买家保留
22、仓位n Effecting insurance投保n Customs clearance and loading 通关并装船n Shipping advice 装船通知n Negotiation of export documents under L/C by the beneficiary谈判的出口单据信用证由受益人承担n Redemption of documents under L/C 赎单信用证n Customs clearance for import 进口海关放行n Delivery of goods 交货n Lodging and settling claims (if any)
23、索理赔练习：1.单选(1)Any international transaction starts with ( )Aan offer B.quotations C.status inquiry D.markets research(2)A barrier to trade may take any form including import duties,import license,export license,import quotas,tariffs,subsidies and ( )A.import system B.non-tariff barriers C.export syst
24、em D.international trade policy(3)After the negotiation of export documents under L/C by the beneficiary,the importer,after viewing the documents,should do the ( )of the documents by effecting payment.A.redemption B.claim C.deliver the goods D.import clearance(4)Under L/C operations,the ( )should op
25、en the L/C with its bank.A.seller B.advising bank C.buyer D.issuing bank(5)To cooperate with the IMF is the ( )function of WTO.A.additional B.basic C.only D.main2判断(1)The economical,social,and political of international trade has been rising in recent centuries.( )(2)For any country,international tr
26、ade is a major source of economic revenue.( )(3)International trade is as costly as domestic trade ( )(4)In international trade,both political risks and economic risks are invoved.( )(5) If two nations repeatedly use trade barriers against each other,then a trade war results ( )3.多选(1)International
27、trade is the exchange of ( )across international borders or territories.A.goods B.services C.land D.capital(2)What factors influence the international trade system? ( ) A.capital B.globalization C.outsourcing D.tariffs(3)The economic risks involved in international trade are ( )A.risk of cancellatio
28、n of import or export license B.failure of the buyer to pay the amount within 6 months after validityC.war risks D.insolvenvy of the buyer(4)Please list the basic functions of the WTO.( )A.To carry out the WTO agreementB.To act as a forum for ongoing multilateral negotiations.C.To serve as a tribunal for solving disputes.D.To cooperate with the IMF and the World Bank.(5)( )are the barriers to international trade.A.land B.import duties C.export license D.tariffs