09年货代专业英语复习:航空运输单概述

　　注释：Air Waybill：航空货运单 batch: 一批 airfreight: 空运，货物空运

　　课文意思：航空货运单是空运货物重要的文件。它既是承运人及托运人(或委托托运人)之间的运输协议，又是运输货运接收凭证。

　　课文：An air waybill is also used for freight bill calculation, customs declaration, and specific information on handling the shipment.

　　注释：calculation: 计算，考虑 custom declaration: 海关申报(declaration: 宣布，申报)

　　课文意思：航空货运单也用于运费计算，海关申报以及记载装运的相关的详细信息。

　　课文：Usually, an air waybill is non-negotiable, that is, the goods must be sent to the consignee titled in the air waybill.

　　注释：non-negotiable: 不可转让的

　　课文意思：通常，一份航空运单时不可转让的，也就是说，货物必须发送给航空运单上指明的收货人。

　　课文：Each shipment has an air waybill. For consolidated shipment, individual air waybills, called the house air waybills, are also combined into a master air waybill for the consolidated shipment.

　　注释：consolidated shipment: 集运货物 house air waybill: 分运单 master air waybill: 主运单

　　课文意思：每一票货都有一份航空运单。对于集运货物，单独的航空运单，叫做分运单，它们共同构成总的集运货物的主运单。

　　课文：The AWB number is the identification of each consignment. It comprises three parts; a three-digit prefix identifying the carrier, the main portion identifying the consignment, and the last check digit for accounting and security purposes.

　　注释：identification: 辨认, 鉴定, 证明 consignment: 所托运的货物, (货物的)交托, 交货, 发货, 运送 comprise: 包含，组成 portion: 一部分，部分 check digit: 校验数位 accounting purpose: 会计目的

　　课文意思：航空货运单号码是托运货物的证明。它由三个部分组成，前三位数字是表示承运人，号码主要部分是表示托运的货物，后的校验数字是出于会计和安全目的。

　　课文：Each air waybill may have over ten copies. They are sent to the shipper, the consignees, and various departments (e.g., cargo section, accounting section, warehouse, etc.) of the carrier of goods.

　　注释：various: 不同的 department: 部, 局, 处, 科, 部门 section: 部分

　　课文意思：每套航空运单可能有十多份的副本。它们会被交给货物的托运人，收货人和承运人不同的部门(如：货物部门，财会部门，仓储部门，等等)

　　课文：The copy marked “Original 3 (For Shipper)” is the copy that would normally be presented under a documentary credit,

　　注释：normally: 正常地, 通常地 documentary credit: 跟单信用证

　　课文意思：运单上注明“正本3(给托运人)”是正本，在跟单信用证下通常需要呈递交付的