外贸口语一点通第122期:争议仲裁之诉诸仲裁

 　　Resort to arbitration¹ 诉诸仲裁

　　A: Last May we bought 500 tons of red beans from you, but there was a shortage of 30 tons. According to what you requested, we supplied all the documents necessary, but the problem has not been settled yet. It's still pending².

　　去年五月，我方从您处购买500吨红小豆，竟然短重30吨。按照贵方要求，我们提供了所有必要的单据，但是问题至今也没有解决。

　　B: You said you had two problems to clarify with us. What's next?

　　您说有两个问题要澄清，下一个问题是什么？

　　A: We also concluded a transaction of mung beans as the second lot. The goods should have reached us last June. The shipping³ date has been delayed several times. As far as I know, this shipement has not been effected. Now the marked price for mung beans has fallen sharply and our buyer has changed his mind. He doesn't want the consignment⁴.

　　我们还成交了一笔绿小豆，作为第2批货。货应与去年6月份运抵我处。船期一拖再拖。据我所知，至今尚未发货。绿小豆市场价格急剧下跌，我们的买主改变了主意，他不想要这批货了。

　　B: Well, Mr. King. First, I'd like to point out that the shortage you allege⁵ is not a real shortage. The loss you sustained could only be the loss resulting from empty space. I think you still remember that more or less allowance stipulated⁶ in the contrast could be as much as 5%. So in fact we're only 5 tons short. As for the second delay, I'd like you to recall what you have done about the L/C establishment. We urged you several times to open the L/C, but you simply ignored us. We had no other choice but to set the beans at a much lower price. We'll have to ask you to pay for our damages.

　　好，金先生。首先，我得指出，您所谓的短重不是真正意义的短重。你们所受的损失只是由于空仓所致。我想您还记得合同规定的溢短装数量吧，可以高达5%。所以我们实际上只短装了5吨。关于延期发运第二批货的问题，我希望您能自己会想一下贵方是如何对待开信用证的。我方曾多次催促贵方开证，可贵方置若罔闻。我方没有别的选择，只好降货低价售出。我们得要求贵方赔偿损失。

　　A: But we've had the L/C opened at last.

　　我们最终还是开证了。

　　B: Indeed you have, but the L/C you opened has gone far beyond the accepted time. It is now invalid⁷. To effect the delivery is out of the question. You're breached⁸ the contract and all subsequent actions will be invalid.

　　的确是开了，但问题是贵方早已过了规定的开证日期，已经失效了。发货是不可能的了。你们首先违约，以后所有的行为均为无效。

　　A: Our dishonoring this contract and your shortage in quantity cancel each other. Don't they?

　　我们违约，贵方短缺货物，这两件事相互抵消怎么样？

　　B: It's ridiculous to mix up these two cases. If you are not sincere in handling these problems, we'll have to submit them for arbitration.

　　把这两件事混为一谈，太荒谬了。如果您没有诚意解决问题，我们只好去冲裁。

　　A: If you insist, I've no other way out.

　　如果你们坚持这么做，恐怕我也没有办法了。

　　“clarify with sb”意为“与某人澄清某事”； “conclude a transaction”意思是“达成交易”； “dishonor this contract”这里是“不履行合同规定”的意思； “mix up sth”意思是“把某些事情混为一谈”； “be out of the queation”是“根本不可能”的意思。

1 arbitration   

n.调停，仲裁

参考例句：

• The wage disagreement is under arbitration.工资纠纷正在仲裁中。
• Both sides have agreed that the arbitration will be binding.双方都赞同仲裁具有约束力。

2 pending   

prep.直到，等待…期间；adj.待定的；迫近的

参考例句：

• The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。
• He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。

3 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。

4 consignment   

n.寄售；发货；委托；交运货物

参考例句：

• This last consignment of hosiery is quite up to standard.这批新到的针织品完全符合规格。
• We have to ask you to dispatch the consignment immediately.我们得要求你立即发送该批货物。

5 allege   

vt.宣称，申述，主张，断言

参考例句：

• The newspaper reporters allege that the man was murdered but they have given no proof.新闻记者们宣称这个男人是被谋杀的，但他们没提出证据。
• Students occasionally allege illness as the reason for absence.学生时不时会称病缺课。

6 stipulated   

vt.& vi.规定；约定adj.[法]合同规定的

参考例句：

• A delivery date is stipulated in the contract. 合同中规定了交货日期。
• Yes, I think that's what we stipulated. 对呀，我想那是我们所订定的。 来自辞典例句

7 invalid   

n.病人，伤残人；adj.有病的，伤残的；无效的

参考例句：

• He will visit an invalid.他将要去看望一个病人。
• A passport that is out of date is invalid.护照过期是无效的。

8 breached   

攻破( breach的现在分词 )； 破坏，违反

参考例句：

• These commitments have already been breached. 这些承诺已遭背弃。
• Our tanks have breached the enemy defences. 我方坦克车突破了敌人的防线。