Chapter 2 Transportation

Core Words

agent	n. 代理人	off-road transport	路下运输
broker	运输中间人	pipeline transport	管道运输
carrier	n. 承运人	piggyback	n. 驮背运输
cable transport	索道运输	place utility	地点效用
containerization	集装箱	shipper	n. 发货人
container-on-flatcar	集装箱平板车运输	time utility	时间效用
Intermodal	adj. 联合运输的	trailer-on-flatcar	拖车平板车运输

Useful Expressions

1. If you require earlier delivery, we can only make a partial shipment of three equal monthly lots starting from June. 如果你方要求提前发货，我方只能分批装运，从6月份开始，分3批按月等量装运。

2. We are extremely sorry for our inability to advance the shipment as requested. 很抱歉，我方无法按你方要求提前发货

3. Enclosed please find one set of shipping documents comprising the following. 随函附寄一整套包括如下项目的海运单据，请查收。

4. Transportation adds the time and place utilities. 运输可以增加时间效用和地点效用。

5. A product produced at one point has very limited value to the prospective customer unless it is moved to the point where it will be consumed. 在生产地生产出的产品对潜在的顾客来说价值有限，除非它被运往它需要消费的地点。