外贸口语一点通第192期:货物保险之险种

 　　Insurance types

　　险种

　　A: Mr. Wang, I'd like to have a talk with you over the question of insurance, if you don't mind.

　　王先生，如果您不介意，我想同您谈谈保险的问题。

　　B: No, not a bit. Go ahead, please.

　　一点也不介意，请说吧。

　　A: What kind of insurance do you offer?

　　你们提供什么样的保险？

　　B: We insure with the people's insurance company of China.

　　我们投的是中国人民保险公司的险种。

　　A: What insurance do you generally provide?

　　你们一般都保哪些险？

　　B: FPA, WAP, or all risks.

　　平安险，水渍险和一切险。

　　A: What about the case of jeans?

　　那么牛仔裤呢？

　　B: All risks.

　　一切险。

　　短语精讲：

　　1. not a bit 一点也不介意，类似的，还可说not at all

　　There's not a bit of bread in the house.

　　家里连一片面包都没有啦。

　　Not a bit funky¹. Her pale blue scarf loose in the wind with her hair.

　　她可一点儿也不害怕，那淡蓝色的头巾和头发随风飘动。

　　Not at all if those motions are a natural outgrowth of what you are saying.

　　如果那些动作是你谈话的自然衍生，那么就一点也不糟糕。

　　But Tiny was not at all pleased； for she did not like the tiresome² mole³.

　　不过她一点也不感到高兴，因为她的确不喜欢这位讨厌的鼹鼠。

　　2. go ahead

　　前进：

　　The police examined their car and allowed them to go ahead.

　　警察检查了他们的车后允许他们前进。

　　Now, go ahead and compile and install your recently configured kernel⁴.

　　现在，继续前进，编译并安装刚刚配置好的内核。

　　进行：

　　Go ahead with your plan.I‘m all for it。

　　进行你的计划吧，我完全赞成。

　　After reviewing all the information you have, you may have to go ahead and make a decision.

　　在对一切你拥有的信息进行审视后，你也许不得不不即刻去做一个决定。

　　背景知识认知：

　　FPA是“free from particular average”平安险的意思，即单独海损不赔

　　WAP是“with particular average”水渍险的意思，即单独海损也赔

　　All risks 是一切险，大致就是平安险加上水渍险，再加上是一种附加险。

　　附加险包括“TPND”（theft, pliferage and non-delivery）“偷窃险、提货险、不着险”

　　“shortage in weight” 短重险

　　“breakage”破损险

　　“leakage” 渗透险

　　PICC 中国人民保险公司 (People's Insurance Company Of China)

1 funky   

adj.畏缩的，怯懦的，霉臭的；adj.新式的，时髦的

参考例句：

• The kitchen smelled really funky.这个厨房有一股霉味。
• It is a funky restaurant with very interesting art on the walls.那是一家墙上挂着很有意思的绘画的新潮餐馆。

2 tiresome   

adj.令人疲劳的，令人厌倦的

参考例句：

• His doubts and hesitations were tiresome.他的疑惑和犹豫令人厌烦。
• He was tiresome in contending for the value of his own labors.他老为他自己劳动的价值而争强斗胜，令人生厌。

3 mole   

n.胎块；痣；克分子

参考例句：

• She had a tiny mole on her cheek.她的面颊上有一颗小黑痣。
• The young girl felt very self- conscious about the large mole on her chin.那位年轻姑娘对自己下巴上的一颗大痣感到很不自在。

4 kernel   

n.(果实的)核，仁；(问题)的中心，核心

参考例句：

• The kernel of his problem is lack of money.他的问题的核心是缺钱。
• The nutshell includes the kernel.果壳裹住果仁。