Give the main ideas of the text of Exercise 5 in the form of a dialogue between an interveiwer and a customs official. Use the collocations of Exercise 6
8. Complete the following dialogue:
At the Air Terminal
Robert Davis is returning from Europe. His plane has just landed
at Heathrow Airport.
Customs Officer: ___________________________________?
Davis: Yes, I am.
Customs Officer: __________________________________?
Davis: Yes, of course.
Customs Officer: __________________________________?
Davis: No, only three days.
Customs Officer: _____________________________________?
Davis: Oh, only in Europe. Germany, France and Belgium, actually.
Customs Officer: __________________________________?
Davis: Nothing, actually. I’ve been on a business trip, not a holiday.
Customs Officer: __________________________________.
Davis: Oh, I see.
Customs Officer: __________________________________?
Davis: No, nothing. I went to the wrong gate, that’s all.
9. Translate into English:
а) Таможенник: Приготовьте, пожалуйста, ваш багаж для досмотра.
Пассажир: Мне показывать весь багаж?
Таможенник: Да, таковы наши правила. Иногда пассажиры скрывают нелегально провозимые вещи в одежде, игрушках, книгах. Наша обязанность предотвращать контрабанду. А это что такое?
Пассажир: Это образцы тканей, которые я везу на выставку.
Таможенник: У вас есть на них грузовая декларация?
Пассажир: К сожалению, у меня только разрешение от моей фирмы.
Таможенник: В таком случае я вынужден задержать ваш багаж до тех пор, пока вы не предъявите декларацию.
b) Таможенник: У вас есть вещи, подлежащие декларации?
Пассажир: У меня есть несколько предметов из золота, которые я везу в качестве подарка своим друзьям.
Таможенник: Согласно нашим таможенным правилам, вы можете ввозить в нашу страну золотые изделия, но вы обязаны указать их в декларации.
Пассажир: Мне нужно платить на них пошлину?
Таможенник: Нет. В настоящее время пассажиры платят пошлину в основном на ввозимые товары. Таким образом государства защищают свой рынок.
10. Conduct a two-way translation:
A. Мы хотели бы обсудить сегодня с вами вопрос о таможенной очистке оборудования.
B. I am at your service, but I’d like to remind you that the construction is being carried on a "turn-key" basis.
A. Да, вы правы. Наша ответственность в строительстве велика.
B. That’s why I believe it would be logical if you were responsible for customs clearance of the equipment.
A. Мы хотели бы объяснить вам свою позицию. Вы, конечно, понимаете, что объем оборудования очень большой и у нас уйдет много времени и средств на выполнение таможенных формальностей.
B. We agree that it will take a lot of time. And what would you suggest?
A. Было бы неплохо, если бы вы смогли получить разрешение на беспошлинный ввоз груза для нашего объекта. Тем более что это предусмотрено таможенными правилами для объектов подобного типа.
B. Well, it sounds quite reasonable. We agree to see to customs clearance ourselves.
WRITING PRACTICE
Chartering of Ships
When the senders of goods have very large shipments to make, especially when it concerns bulk cargoes, it is of greater advantage to them to have a whole ship at their disposal. They do not need to buy the ship but can hire it, and this is called "chartering".
The chartering of ships, being a highly specialized business, is usually done through the intermediary of brokers. In London, for example, there is a special center called the Baltic Exchange1 where the brokers operate, in much the same way as stock and share brokers on a stock exchange.
Ship brokers have an expert knowledge of rises and falls in rates for chartered ships, and the trends of the market. This is a very competitive business and there are no fix rates in it as in the case of the line companies2: tramp3 rates fluctuate very rapidly, depending upon supply and demand.
The contract between the shipowner and the charterer is called a charter party4, and it is a long and rather complicated document. A charter party may be for the carriage of goods from one specified port to another, and is known as a voyage charter5, or it may cover a period of time and is known as a timecharter6.
Much of business of chartering is done regularly by cable or fax. The following is an example of letter written from charters to brokers:
...We have signed the contract for the supply of computers, over the next seven months, to South America, and shall be glad to know if you can fix us a time charter for a suitable vessel.
The question of speed must be considered as the ship should be able to make five voyages in the time, allowing three days for loading and unloading on each voyage.
In view of the general slowness of the market at the moment we hope that you can get us a really good offer.
Some very large enterprises have their own fleet of ships, especially when they need to ship their raw material regularly from another part of the world; this is also the case when they specialize in one type of commodity, such as oil or coal.
It is obvious that such specific cargoes as oil, coal or grain, require special vessels for their transport. Grain in bulk, for example, is carried in ships that can be loaded and unloaded by special apparatus - pouring the grain into the holds of the ship and sucking it out for unloading, which avoids the long process of loading and unloading sacks. For loading and unloading of ships, ship agents - who are connected solely with ships (unlike forwarding agents) may offer their services.
The following is an example of offer of services from ship agents:
...We see from Lloyd’s List that your M.V.Saturn is expected to discharge at their port next week, and we would be very happy to offer you our services as agents.
Our firm has had considerable experience, having been established here for 50 years, and we are acting as agents to all Anglo-Saxon chartered vessels calling at this port.
You can rely on us to provide your vessel a quick turnround7, and we might also mention that we can deal. with all matters concerning crews.
If you decide to have us as agents we are sure you will be fully satisfied with the results.