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外贸英语对话(第5版)
1.3.16.2.5 Examples
Examples

1.authorize 授权,负责

I’m authorized to lodge a claim with you.

The Administration for Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine,Tianjin Office is authorized to inspect the said consignment on its arrival.

2.account for 说明

That accounts for your always looking so worried.

Can you account for the delay of the steamer?

3.take up 研究,讨论

Shall we take up the items one by one?

I hope to take up the question of quantity after we’ve settled the price.

4.turn out 结果(是),证明(是)

The selection turned out to be satisfactory.

His works on Lu Xun turned out to be a success.

5.regret 遗憾

I regret your claim for the inferior quality of the goods cannot be accepted.

We regret to say that the goods arrived in a most unsatisfactory condition.

6.in accordance with 按照,符合

The shipment was effected in accordance with the stipulations in the contract.

Our offer is made in accordance with your inquiry.

7.lodge a claim with...向……提索赔

A claim would then be lodged with (against,before,on) the insurance company.

The buyer claims a sum against the seller for insufficiency of quantity on cotton piece goods.

8.rest with 属于,由……负责

I don’t think the responsibility should rest with us.

The necessary efforts and means to achieve success rest entirely with the buyer(manufacturer,seller).