Unit Eight

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Unit Eight

• Insurance

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• (1)
• Dear
• Please insure us against all risks 100,000,
  value of 5,000 sets of Butterfly Sewing
  Machines shipped at Shanghai, on board S.S.
  Fengching, sailing for New York on May 20th.
  Please send us the policy, together with a note
  for the charges.
• Sincerely,

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• Please insure us against all risks 100,000,
  value of 5,000 sets of Butterfly Sewing
  Machines shipped at Shanghai, on board S.S.
  Fengching, sailing for New York on May 20th.
  Please send us the policy, together with a note
  for the charges.
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  5?20?????????????????????

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• insure sb. against??????
• Most of our buyers do not want to insure against
  the Risk of Breakage for this article.
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• Please insure against All Risks for (at) 10 over
  (above) the total invoice value.
• ????????110??????
• We have insured W.P.A. and against War Risk at
  110 of the invoice cost (value, amount).
• ?????????110??????????

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• note n.??,???
• We are pleased to allow you an additional 90 days
  to pay your note dated March 20.
• ????3?20???,???????90???????

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• charge(s) n.??(?????????????????,????)
• That can be arranged provided you bear the
  additional charges.
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• We shall send you the samples free of (without)
  charge.
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• If you require individual packing for the Gloves,
  there will be a charge of USD 500 in all.
• ??????????????,??????500??????

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• (2)
• Dear
• Regarding your instructions dated May 8, we have
  insured your shipment of 5,000 sets of
  Butterfly Sewing Machines shipped from Shanghai
  on board S.S. Fengching, sailing for New York
  on May 20th, as per the policy enclosed. Please
  remit 1,200 to our account for this policy by
  bank check.
• Sincerely,

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• Regarding your instructions dated May 8, we have
  insured your shipment of 5,000 sets of
  Butterfly Sewing Machines shipped from Shanghai
  on board S.S. Fengching, sailing for New York
  on May 20th, as per the policy enclosed. Please
  remit 1,200 to our account for this policy by
  bank check.
• ?????5?8???,??????5000??????????,?????????????????
  ??????5?20??????????????1200?????????

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• regarding prep. ?? as regards, in (with) regard
  to
• We would like to go into details regarding
  agency.
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• remitinto ones account ????????
• We shall remit USD 500 into your account upon
  receipt of the samples.
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• Please send documents to us direct and we will
  remit.
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• (3)
• Dear
• In reply to your letter of September 4 regarding
  insurance
• Your customers request for insurance coverage up
  to the inland city is acceptable on condition
  that such extra premium is for his account.
• Second, we cannot grant you insurance coverage
  for 150 of the invoice value, because the
  contract stipulates that insurance is to be
  covered for 110 of invoice value.
• We trust the above information serves your
  purpose. Meanwhile we await your reply.
• Sincerely,

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• In reply to your letter of September 4 regarding
  insurance
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• Your customers request for insurance coverage up
  to the inland city is acceptable on condition
  that such extra premium is for his account.
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• coverage n. ????(??),???????
• We want a policy with a more extensive coverage.
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• Regarding insurance, the coverage is for 110 of
  the invoice value up to the port of destination.
• ????,?110???????,???????

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• on (upon) (the) condition that ????,??
• We can load the cargo on S/S PEACE on or about
  May 15 on condition that you will open relative
  L/C in good time.
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• We accede to your proposal on condition that your
  L/C (should) reach us not later than September
  15.
• ?????????9?15???,??????????
• We supply clocks of specific sizes and shapes
  only on the condition that there be a 5 increase
  on their original prices.
• ????????5,?????????????????

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• premium n.?????,????
• The additional insurance premium is for the
  buyers account.
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• The tin ingots with Sn content higher than 99.85
  are sold with a premium.
• ?????99.85 ???,???????

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• for (on) ones account ???,???
• The additional charges will be for buyers
  account.
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• We do not feel able to make purchases on (our)
  own account.
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• Second, we cannot grant you insurance coverage
  for 150 of the invoice value, because the
  contract stipulates that insurance is to be
  covered for 110 of invoice value.
• ??,???????????150??,?????????????110???

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• cover v. ??,???
• Please cover (insure) the goods with Particular
  Average.
• ??????????
• We wish to cover the consignment against All
  Risks.
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• We trust the above information serves your
  purpose. Meanwhile we await your reply.
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• serve v. ??,??
• We trust the above information will serve your
  purpose.
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• (4)
• Dear Peoples Insurance Company of China
• Please issue an original Marine Insurance Policy
  and 3 copies as follows
• Policy in Name of Shanghai National Light
  Industrial Products Import Export Corp.
• Valued at US 100,000
• Per S.S. Fengching Sailing on May 20th,
  2001
• Via _________________________or Transshipment at
  _____________
• Terms ___________ All Risks ____________
• Please state whether F.P.A. or W.A.
  etc.
• Claims payable at Shanghai

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• (5)
• Insurance Policy
• Policy No. 118765
• This is to certify that this Company has insured
  on behalf of China National Light Industrial
  Products Import Export Corp., Shanghai Branch.
• The sum of US dollars One Hundred Thousand only.
• Upon Five Thousand sets Butterfly Sewing
  Machines.
• At from Shanghai to New York.
• Ship or vessel S.S. Fengching.
• Sailing on or about May 20th, 2001.
• Covering All Risks.
• In the event of damage, it will be surveyed by
  the Johnson Survey Co. and claims are payable at
  Shanghai.
• This policy is issued in duplicate at Shanghai on
  the 7th day of May in the year two thousand and
  one.

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• This is to certify that this Company has insured
  on behalf of China National Light Industrial
  Products Import Export Corp., Shanghai Branch.
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• This is to certify that???(?????)
• This is to certify that we, the undersigned, have
  inspected/tested the quality of the
  above-mentioned goods and found the result as
  follows
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• on (in) behalf of on ones behalf??,??
• We wish to thank you on behalf of the endusers.
• ?????????????
• Please claim on our behalf against the ship
  owners who are evidently responsible for this
  loss.
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• The sum of US dollars One Hundred Thousand only.
• Upon Five Thousand sets Butterfly Sewing
  Machines.
• At from Shanghai to New York.
• Ship or vessel S.S. Fengching.
• Sailing on or about May 20th, 2001.
• Covering All Risks.
• ??100000???
• ?5000???????
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• ?1996?5?20?????
• ????

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• only ?
• Total amount US 140,000 (Say U.S. Dollars one
  hundred and forty thousand ONLY)

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• In the event of damage, it will be surveyed by
  the Johnson Survey Co. and claims are payable at
  Shanghai.
• ?(??)????,?Johnson??????,??????

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• in the event of??,????
• In the event of 2.80 being the correct
  wholesale price, please indicate the new retail
  price.
• ????????2.80??,????????????

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• This policy is issued in duplicate at Shanghai on
  the 7th day of May in the year two thousand and
  one.
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• Take the letters of unit 8 as samples to analyze
  and illustrate the structure of letters about
  insurance.
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• Sentence Patterns
• 1.to insure W.P.A (F.P.A)?????(???)
• Please insure F.P.A at your end.
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• We generally insure W.P.A on C.I.F sales.
• ?CIF??????,??????????
• 2.to insure (cover)against
• ???
• Please cover the goods against War Risks.
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• We have insured the goods F.P.A and against All
  Risks.
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• 3.to arrange (effect, cover, take out)
  insurance??
• As our order was placed on a CIF basis, the
  insurance is to be arranged by you.
• ??????CIF????,???????
• We will effect insurance on your behalf.
• ?????????
• Have you taken out insurance for us on these
  goods?
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• 4.to cover (insure) sb.on sth.
• Please insure us on the following goods.
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• 5.to insurefor?????
• We shall insure the goods for 110 of the invoice
  value.
• ????????110?????
• We wish you to insure the goods for the invoice
  value plus 10
• ????????????10???
• 6.to insure with???
• We usually insure with the Peoples Insurance
  Company of China for the goods sold on CIF basis.
• ??????CIF??????????????????
• Insurance is to be effected by the sellers
  against All Risks for 110 of the invoice value
  with the Peoples Insurance Company of China.
• ????????110???????????????

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• 7.to compensate for ??
• If any damage to the goods occurs a claim at your
  end, who will undertake to compensate for the
  loss sustained.
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• We are sorry to learn that your goods were badly
  damaged during transit and the insurance company
  will compensate you for the losses accordingly to
  the coverage arranged.
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• 8.to issure an inspection certificate??????
• We enclose an inspection certificate issured by
  the Beijing Commodity Inspection Bureau and the
  Shipping Agents Statement as well as the
  original Insurance Policy.
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• 9.to submit an insurance claim lodge the claims
  for) ??????
• An insurance claim should be submitted to the
  insurance company or its agents within 30 days
  after the arrival of the consignment at the port
  of destination.
• ?????????????30??????????????
• Should any damage be incurred you may approach
  the insurance agents at your end and submit an
  insurance claim supported by a survey report.
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