International Business and Trade English Contract Writing (Third Edition). Volume 1

Author: Wu Min, Wu Mingzhong
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: This book is dedicated to discussing the writing theory, methods, and techniques of 12 major categories of international economic and trade English contracts currently used in China. It aims to provide comprehensive, systematic, standardized, and practical assistance to personnel engaged in foreign-related economics, trade, finance, law, and translation, as well as to students and self-learners. The book consists of thirteen chapters: Chapter 1 introduces common knowledge and legal norms of writing international economic and trade contracts, serving as the guiding outline for the entire book. The remaining twelve chapters discuss the writing of English contracts in 12 major categories, including the sale of goods, purchase of goods, distribution and agency, processing trade, compensation trade, international leasing, labor export, project contracting, joint ventures, cooperative operations, and technology trade, as well as international lending. Each chapter is divided into four sections: Section 1 Writing Requirements, covering writing theory, key points, methods, and precautions; Section 2 Reading Materials, including representative contracts and agreements, related documents, and concise common phrases for reading comprehension; Section 3 Reference Materials, which provide examples, explanations, analyses, and supplements on English usage, collocations, synonyms, and the use of international economic and trade business and foreign-related legal knowledge, aiding in the in-depth understanding of various contracts; Section 4 Writing Exercises, which include translation exercises (English to Chinese and Chinese to English), fill-in-the-blanks, and multiple-choice questions based on the reading materials for writing practice. Additionally, the Chinese reference translations for all English reading materials and the answers to all exercises are placed in the second half of the book for self-learners to compare and self-correct.