银行英语情景口语 第120期:国际结算业务 开立信用证(4)

 　　A: Hello, Sir. How can we help you today?

　　您好，先生。今天我们如何为您效劳？

　　B: I need to find out some more information for L/C. I would like an outline of responsibilities, both ours, yours and the beneficiary, please.

　　我需要了解更多的关于信用证的信息。请给我大致介绍一下我们的、 你们的以及受益人的责任吧。

　　A: OK, to start, the conditions are specified¹ by the buyer and may include Insurance Forms，Way Bills,Bills of Lading, Customs forms,various certificates.

　　好的，首先，所有的条件都是由买方指定的，并且可以包括保险单、 货运单、提单、报关单以及各种证书。

　　B: OK, got it. Is there anything else I need to know before we go ahead?

　　好的，明白了。在我们往下进行之前还有其他什么事情是我需要知道的？

　　A: Just that in effect, a basic Letter of Credit is a financial contract between the bank, the bank's customer, and the beneficiary, and this contract involves the transfer of goods or services against funds.

　　实际上就是这些，一个基本信用证是一种在银行、银行的客户以及受益人之间订立的金融契约，并且该合同涉及到凭商品或者服务换取 资金。

　　B: That sounds fine, thanks for that. Let's go ahead!

　　听起来很好，谢谢。那我们就开始办理吧！

1 specified   

adj.特定的

参考例句：

• The architect specified oak for the wood trim. 那位建筑师指定用橡木做木饰条。
• It is generated by some specified means. 这是由某些未加说明的方法产生的。