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THIS WRIT OF SUMMONS has been issued against

you by the above-mentioned-Flaintiff in respect of the claim
set out on the back.
 Within 14 days after the service of this Writ on you,
counting the day of service, you must either satisfy the claim
or return the Registry of the Supreme Court the accom-
panying ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SERVICE stating
therein whether you intend to contest these proceedings.
If you fail to satisfy the claim or to return the Acknowl-
edgment within the time stated, or if you return the
Acknowledgment without stating an intention to contest the
proceedings, the Plaintiff may proceed with the action and
judgment may be entered against you forthwith without
further notice.
Note: This Writ may not be served later than 12
Calendar months beginning with that date unless renewed by
order of the court.

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f9tHUl:

He was awarded $ 500 damages for the injury he

suffered in the accident.

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1 ) The testator died without issue.
2) The parties could not agree on the issue.
3) The passport was issued by the Liverpool office.
4) Parties must wait for process to issue from the court.
(Varo, 2002:18)

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avoid cancel
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counterpart duplicate of a document
covenant sealed contract
demise to lease
demur to file a demurrer
executed signed and delivered
•
hand sIgnature
•
lOstrument legal document
letters document authorizing one to act
master employer
•
motion formal request for action by a court
party person contracting or litigating
plead file pleadings
prayer form of pleading request addressed to court
presents this legal document
provided word of introduction to a proviso
purchase to acquire realty by means other than descent
said mentioned before
save except
serve deliver legal papers
specialty sealed contract
tenement estate in land
 85

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bona fide
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quorum
habeas corpus
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 88

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 •

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alter ego inferior court
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•
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Blackacre purported
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cease and desist
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each and all
92

each and every

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had and received
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let or hindrance
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right, interest and title
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0

adjudge
adjudicate
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 94

prior to (1-t~ before)

sat down for hearing
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available
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care
 95

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•
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• •
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96

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Appeal to Court of Appeal

(1) If any party is dissatisfied with a decision of the
High Court on an appeal under section 31, such party may,
with leave to appeal granted by the Court of Appeal upon
application, appeal to the Court of Appeal.
(2) The Court of Appeal may grant leave to appeal
 98

under subsection (1) if it is satisfied that a question of law of

general public importance is involved.
(3) An application for leave to appeal under this section
shall be-
( a) in the form specified by the Registrar of the
Supreme Court, setting out the question of law; and
(b) lodged with the Registrar of the Supreme Court
within1 -
( i) 7 days after the date of the decision against
which the appeal is made; or
(ii) such time as may be extended by the Registrar
of the Supreme Court on good cause.
(4) A refusal by the Court of Appeal to grant leave to
appeal shall be final. (Laws of Hong Kong, Cap. 453: Art.
33)

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unbroken
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wherever
whoever

and no more
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shall not constitute a waiver
shall not be deemed a consent

including but not limit to ...

. .. or other similar or dissimilar causes ...
shall not be deemed to limit
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acknowledge and confess

aid and abet
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cease and desist
deem and consider
each and all
each and every
 101

fair and equitable

false and untrue
final and conclusive
fit and proper
force and effect
forgive and pardon
fraud and deceit
free and clear
full and complete
full, true and correct
give, devise and bequeath
goods and chattels
had and received
have and hold
hold and keep
hue and cry
keep and maintain
let or hindrance
mind and memory
new and novel
null and void
remise, release and quitclaim
request and require
•

rest, residue and remainder

right, interest and title
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seriously and gravely
sole and exclusive
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No claim shall be recoverable hereunder if the benefit of
the contract herein contained shall become vested in any
other person or persons at law or in equity otherwise than by
will or operation of law, unless the written consent of the
Insurer thereto shall have first been obtained.
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No will or any part thereof shall be revoked otherwise
than
(a) by marriage as provided by section 13; or
(b) by another will executed in accordance with section
5; or
(c) by a written revocation executed in the manner in
 110

which the will was executed; or

(d) by the burning, tearing or otherwise destroying of
it by the testator, or by some person in his presence and by
his direction, with the intention of revoking it. (Laws of
Hong Kong, Cap. 30, Wills Ordinance, Art. 15)
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No will or any part thereof, which is in any manner
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thereof or by a codicil executed in accordance with section 5
and showing an intention to revive it. (ibid. Art. 17[ 1])
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Any person guilty of an offence under this Part, other
than an offence under section 3, shall be liable-
(a) on conviction on indictment-
• • •

(b) on summary conviction-

• • •

(Laws of Hong Kong, Cap. 201, Prevention of Bribery

Ordinance, Art. 12[ 1])
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accepts an advantage with the permission of the public body
of which he is an employee being permission which complies
 136 法律文本与法律翻译

指代编号(如章、条、款、节等) ，首选的译文是"就(有关)章、条、款、
节而言"，其次才是"为了实施该(条法例)"。倘若原英文中的 for
the purpo时 S) of. .与"章、条、款、节等"无关，而该短语又可以用
for 或 in order to 去取代(这种用法在法律英文中属于少数) ，则可
译成"为了"。所以，在绝大部分情况下法律英文中伽 the purpose
(s) o f. . .未必有真正的"目的性"，但有一点是绝对例外的，即当该
pur归se 前面有一个修饰它的形容词时，如 for ∞mmercial
pur阳ses--此时 purpo能s 的"目的性"是非常明确的，在处理译文
时，必须译成"为商业目的"。

7. 2 PROVIDED THAT. . .
Provided that. . .是→个普通英文中很少使用的古旧词，但该
句型在法律文书，尤其是在合约条款中，广泛使用。其用法与 if
或 but 非常类似，汉语中的意思相当于"倘若/如果"或"但"。该短
语放在句首，引导出的是法律英语中的→个条件分句，与 if ， when
或 where 引导的法律条件句没有本质上的差异;但如果该短语之
前存在一个主句，则它表示的是一个与之前的陈述相反的"例外"，
相当于 with the exception of. . . ，但英译汉时不能译成"……除
外"，而是译成"但"或"但是"，所以法律界通常称这类句子为"但
书" ( proviso) 。例如:

例 13
Provided tha! the acceptance of rent or mesne profits by
the Landlord after the expiration of the term of the tenancy
hereby created shall not be deemed to operate as a waiver or
breach of any of the terms hereof nor as a new periodic ten-
ancy by way of holding over or otherwise. A new Tenancy
 第七章 法律英语十大句型的翻译(下篇) 139

Provided tha! a magistrate shall not hear an application

under this subsection unless reasonable notice of the appli臼­
tion has been given by the Commissioner to the person who
surrendered the d臼ument. (La ws of Hong Kong , Cap.
201 , Prevention of Bribery Ordinance , Art. 17A[ 6 J)
除第 17B 条另有规定外，根据本条向专员交出的旅行
证件可……:
但在专员就该项申请向交出旅行证件的人给予合理通
知之前，裁判官不得聆讯根据本款提出的申请。

值得注意的是:当 provided that. . .作"但书"使用时，其之前

的主句如果是单独成为一段的，该段通常以冒号( : )结尾(见例
14 、 15~17); 但如果 provided 引导的"但书"与主句同属一段，则它
与主句往往用分号( ; )分隔开(见例 16) 。在普通书面英语中，使
用 provided that...无疑是不良的文风， if 和 but 绝对具有与
provided that. . .相同的功能。而且事实上， provided tha t. . .当 if
用的情况并不普遍，但作"但书"用的情形比比皆是。主要原因是
因为使用 pro叫ded that 可产生该行业文书需要的风格。因为 if 与
but 是英语中普通得不能再普通的小词，很多从事律师行业的人
士认为在法律文书中使用这类小词，不能制作具有庄重风格的法
律文体。当然，取代 if 的词非常之多，有正式程度很高的 where 以
及 when ， in case , in the event that 等等，但可以取代 but 以提高
其正式程度的词除了 however 似乎别无选择，于是 provided that ,
甚至 provided ， however , that 都被一并滥用。此外，不少从事法律
文书写作的人士喜欢玩弄文字，喜欢在"但是"后面大做文章:写完
一个条件之后，往往觉得意犹未尽或者需要再补充一点什么，同时
又不想回过头来修改前文，所以最佳的做法是来一段"但书"。有
时，他们甚至觉得"但书"比前述的条件更重要，于是他们更会花样
 第七章 法律英语十大句型的翻译(下篇) 143

但这种用法并非是法律英语中的典型用法。上述的大量例句已充
分说明了这一点。尽管由该词构成的短语在英译中时并不成问
题，但在法律文件的中译英实践中须特别小心，因为该词不作连词
使用，不跟一个带主谓宾的句子。最典型的用法与前述的 subject
to. . . , for the purposes o f. . .相似，后面跟的总是 law lordinance 或
section/subsection 之类的法律或法律条款的指代词，对应的汉语
几乎千篇一律:"尽管有 xxx 法例/条款的规定"。

7.4 SAVE... / EXCEPT (FOR). . .

在普通现代英语中， save 是一个妇濡皆知、人人会用的及物
动词。在法律英文中，它是一个与 except (for) 相同的介词。词源
土这是一个法文词，由于历史的原因，法国人统治英国达相当长→
段时间。自然而然，相当数量的、反映法国统治者意志的法语词进
入了法律英语的范畴。Save 便是其中最典型的、至今仍然保留使
用的→个。汉语的译文为"除……外"。不管是 save 还是 except
(for) 之后都可跟一个名词性短语，也可以跟一个从句或另一个介
词短语。例如:

例 23
当卫e as is provided in this Ordinance , no claim within
the jurisdiction of the Board shall be actionable in any court.
(La悦目 01 Hong Kong , Cap. 453 , Minor Employment
Claims Adjudication 胁ard Ordinance , Art. 5[2])
除非本条例另有规定，否则凡属仲裁处司法管辖权范
围内的申索，不得在任何法庭进行诉讼。
 144 法律文本与法律翻译

例 24
主旦e as is provided in this section , nothing in this Ordi-
nance shall require the disclosure by a legal adviser of any
privileged inforrnation ，∞mmunication ， b∞k ， document or
other article. (La ws of Hong Kong , Cap. 201 , Prevention
of Bribery Ordinance , Art. 14E[ 4])
除本条另有订定外，本条例并不规定法律顾问须披露
任何有特权的数据、通讯、簿册、文件或其他物品。

例 25
5旦e under and in accordance with the provisions of this
section no action shall lie in any civil ∞urt against a magis-
trate for any act done in a matter over which by law he has
no jurisdiction or in which he has exceeded his jurisdiction.
(La ws of Hong Kong , Cap. 227 , Magistrates Ordinance ,
Art.12 6[ 3])
除根据及按照本条的条文外，不得就裁判官在一项他
在法律上并无司法管辖权或超越其司法管辖权的事项上所
作的任何作为，在民事法庭提出针对裁判官的诉讼。

由于法律翻译人员通常都不太熟悉 save 一词的用法，故中译

英法律中很少使用该词。自然，普通英文中的习语 except 或
except for 是更常见的表达方式。例如:

例 26
坠本法第二百五十五条的规定外，保险标的发生全损，
保险人支付全部保险金额的，取得对保险标的的全部权利;
但是，在不足额保险的情况下，保险人按照保险金额与保险
 第七章 法律英语十大句型的翻译(下篇) 145

价值的比例取得对保险标的的部分权利。
E旦旦旦t as stipulated in Art icle 255 of this Code , where
a total loss occurs to the subject matter insured and the full
insured amount is paid , the insurer shall acquire the full right
to the subject matter insured. In the case of under-insur-
ance , the insurer shall acquire the right to the subject matter
insured in the proportion that the insured amount bears to
the insured value. (Maritime Code 01 the Peo.ρle's Reρublic
01 α ina ， Art. 256)

例 27
下列海事赔偿请求，除本法第二百零八条和第二百零
九条另有规定外…… (ïbid. Art. 207)
E旦旦t 臼 provided in Art icles 208 and 209 of this
Code , .

事实上， save/except as (is) provided/stipulated 可以用另→个

法律上常用的句式去取代。 unless otherwise provided/stipulated
功能与其相同，可以是一个标准的替代。

7. 5 IN RESPECT OF. . .
在普通英文中，倘若要表达一个与某事物有关的概念，最常用
的介词莫过于 regarding 或∞ncerning。其余表达类似概念的词非
常丰富，如 in connection with , in relation to , relating 等等。但在
法律英文中，这一些常用词似乎都太普通，正式程度欠奉。取而代
之的则是 in r臼pect of 。不过，由于该词本身灵活性强、黠附性与
词俱来，而正式程度又高，故在法律英文中往往被过度使用。习惯
 154

at the corresponding level for approval. CD

Shipment: The Date of the Bill of Lading shall be

accepted as a conclusive evidence of the date of shipment.
1t~:~~1f'.~ E M~ft*v-:h1t~ E M~19Q~il.o
(~i:p.~, 1989: 12)

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JfHH'fJ 0 tt ~ /f ~ -t- ;\Jj ~ Jde. ~ ~ , S *"LA t: 7J:: tlj 0

One who instigates others to commit a crime shall be

punished according to the role he plays in the joint crime.
One who instigates a person under the age of eighteen to
commit a crime shall be given a heavier punishment. @

19IJ 5
If the Buyers fail to notify and / or forward full details
within the period specified above, the Buyers shall be deemed
to have waived their right to assert any claim.
j{11 *~ 7j;4d~ ~ L:lt ;kJi1Jt ~ jtIJ r~ fJ :rt ~ ~ ( ~ ) ~ ill 3t
CD .p X 1t&1A!. <' 1'11/'1 A IJ.HHII ['jif 3\HtJ , 1fi: m: ~ ~ r.s (1fi: mHi 1!Il0 iij 1982 iF
1t&; :!J!i:x1t&1A!. The Constitution of the People's Republic of China, Foreign Language Press,
Beijing, 1983,~-8~-*o
@ ".p$A~~lIl ['jif fftl?'!".p x1t&1A!. <0 ~ 'lit m ?'!tf¥Il!t), ~~*: ?'!tf tIl1t&U
1993 iF1t&;:!J!i:x1t&1A!. "The Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China", Laws and
Regulations of the People's Republic of China Governing Foreign-Related Matter, by China
Legal System Publishing House, ~=+/\*o
 ~ :7J ¥f- tlt -R Jdt 1HJt tl:J 11 f.J t-
:t ~ ~ -;1 ,}J~ i n- ~ tx. *~ 0

(it~3k.,1989:12 13)

In the event the Buyers' such appointment does not

arrive in time, the Sellers' system of inspection shall be final
and binding upon the parties concerned.
~-~:7J~#~~*~R~j~~,*:7J~~.~~¥f­
;;~.A{:;t //1 ~:#- ~1f *~:7J ;;tot %7J 0 (it~3k., 1989: 14)

Quantity, unless otherwise arranged, shall be subject to

a variation of 5 % plus or minus at Sellers' option.
:I" : It ~f jJ it ~ fj~ , :t "iif W* :7J ~ *it 7JP :eX; ~ 5 % ~ ~
#J 0 (it ~ 3k. , 1989: 11)

19tJ 8
... Such compensation shall correspond to the real value
of the property concerned and shall be freely convertible and
paid without undue delay .
.. ····qiEJ¥J MF ~ 11, 1~ S. #J *-t *MF *~ ~ ~ !!if 1ft
11,"iif ~ WJU~,:fq~J(;~J&~:t1t 0 (~'t ,1979:39)

~J 9
The Purchaser shall, upon receipt of Corporation's
respective invoices therefor, pay to Corporation all amounts
which become due by the Purchaser to Corporation hereun-
der, including without limitation an amount equal to the
 156

taxes and duties .

•

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7~ 0 (tf ~ .!It , 1989 : 60 )

f9lJlO
The contractor shall be entitled to use for the purpose of
the works such supplies of electricity and water as may be
available therefor on the site and shall pay the purchaser for
such sums as may be reasonable in the circumstances, and
shall at his own expense provide any apparatus necessary for
such use.
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~ ~~J'Jf~1)(;~ 0 U'J'$~, 1995 :57 58)

The Board shall have such jurisdiction and powers as are

conferred on it by this or any other Ordinance.
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f9lJ12
All Hong Kong residents shall be equal before the law.

CD Laws of Hong Kong: Minor Employmerzt Claims Adjudication Board Ordi-

nance, Chp. 453, authenticated on January 6. 1995. the Government Printer. p. 6.
 第
十

国际贸易合同的翻译

11. 1 啕际贸易合同概说

要想准确翻译国际贸易类合同，首先必须对合同有一个总体
认识。

合同类文件主要包括合同、契约、协议和意向等，是合同双方
或多方当事人以发生、变更或解除民事关系为目的并经过协商而
达成的协议。合同规定了各方当事人的权利和义务，并对当事各
方具有法律约束力，因此也被称为"契约文体"(刘庄、庆， 1998) 。这
种协议可以是很正规的，也可以是非正式的、民间的。
合同类文件可以依据其不同性质和不同内容区分为不同的类
型。首先，按照合同成立的条件，合同可分为诺成合同与实践合同
(consensuaI contract and reaI contract) 等。其次，按照合同的内容
来划分则有商品买卖合同 (sales contract )、雇佣合同( employ-
ment contract) 、租赁合同 (Ieasing contract) 、抵押合同 (mortgage
contract) 、物业管理合同 (property management contract) 建设工程
合同 (contract for construction project) 、技术合同( technology
contract) 、保险合同 (insurance contract) 、合资企业合同( joint
venture contract) 、股权转让合同 (contract on assignment of equity
interests) 、承揽合同 (work-for-hire contract) 、保管合同( safe-
keeping contract) 、仓储合同 (ware-housing contract) ，等等。
实践中常见的协议主要有:合伙协议(阳rtnership agreement) 、
1-t.:OOi?JJ.i)[ (agency agreement), ;fU-i?}}i)[ (composition agreement) ,
-f*~i?}}i)[ (confidentiality agreement),~~~ Jl: i?JJ.i)[ (non-compete
agreement) ,A !¥1-t.:OOi?JJ.i)[ (human agency agreement), ~~i?}}i)[
(financing agreement) J5<1.~1)(~lf.:OOi?JJ.i)[ (venture capital manage-
ment agreement)~o
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1711 1
THIS CONTRAC!, made and entered into in (place of
signature) the (this/on) th day of (month), (year), by
and between (name of one party), a corporation duly orga-
nized and existing under the laws of (name of country) with
 240

Know-how, relating to the design, manufacturing, assem-

bly, and inspection of Contract Products, as are owned and/
or exploited by Licensor and in respect of which Licensor has
full and free rights of disclosing. The specific description of
Technical Ihumentation is set forth in Appendix 2.
1 . 13 Technical Service refers to the technical instruc-
tion and supervision rendered by Licensor to Licensee relating
to exploitation of Know-how under Contract, the contents of
which are specified in Appendix 3.
1.14 Technical Training refers to the technical train-
ing rendered by Licensor to Licensee relating to exploitation
of Know-how under Contract, the contents of which are
specified in Appendix 4.

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Any failure or delay in the perfonnance by either party

hereto of its obligations under this Agreement shall not
constitute a breach hereof or give rise to any claims for
damages if and to the extent that it is caused by occurrences
beyond the control of the party affected, including, but
without limiting the generality of the forgoing, acts of
 governmental authority, acts of god, strikes or concerted
acts of workmen, fires, floods, explosions, wars, riots,
storms, earthquakes, accidents, acts of a public enemy,
rebellion, insurrection, sabotage, epidemic, quarantine
restrictions, shortages of labour, materials or supplies,
failures by contractors or subcontractors, transportation
embargoes, failures or delays in transportation, rules,
regulations, orders or directives of any government or any
state, subdivision, agency or instrumentality thereof or the
order of any court of competent jurisdiction.

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( 1 ) ~ ~ffl ~{4J!Ri! JA ~ lO ~{4J!Ri!
~~~{lfJ!Ri!JA~rp~ffl~~~iPJlf if,in case (that),in the
event (that), unless,provided (that)~o Jl:t5'~.~~9='-tf!.t2.~~ffl
should .'1:-T~tf~fftj~~~{lj:JA~o ~unless otherwise agreed in
 242 法律文本与法律翻译

writing between the parties hereto( 除双方另有书面协议夕卡)， unless

otherwise arranged( 除非另作安排)和 unless otherwise stated herein
(除本协议另有规定外)等条件从句，在英文国际贸易合同中是屡
见不鲜的。而 in case of , in the event of , in ∞n徒刑ence of 等引导
条件状语的介词短语，同样也很常用的。例如:

例6
In the event the Buyer does not fumish the seller with
shipping instructions on or before August 17 , 1987 , the
Seller may at his option cancel this ∞ntract and demand the
Buyer to pay any d缸nages he has sustained on account of
such failure of the Buyer to give such instructions.

译文:
如买方在一九八七年八月十七日或在此之前未向卖方
发出装运通知，则卖方可自行决定取消本合同，并要求买方
赔偿因未发出装运通知而使其蒙受的一切损失。

例7
In case no settlement can be reached , the dispute shall
then be submitted to China Intemational E∞nomic and
Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) for arbitration in
ac∞rdance with its rules in effect at the time of applying for
arbitration.

译文:
如果协商不能解决，应提交中国国际经济贸易仲裁委
员会，按照申请仲裁时该会当时施行的仲裁规则进行仲裁。
 11.3.3 Jflfp]iE*.;tll~
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~ill'.ft ,lf!.~ tt~~$ft, A~~$JI'H!¥-f~ ~~m:tto Af*:lt!!.
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~i!lilUilil ,jt~J:\11-ililmi! ,~JO*ilil~-=:Jlilil o f9tJ~~:
ofiff.li£11fM~H~/it~: equity joint venture(~f8H:~H!1E:ill'.),
articles of association( 0 if] :!iffl) , letter of intent(~ [fi] ~) , licensee
(~ifllJ A), sublicense( ?Hf liT iiE), exclusive( 1'R 511: ~),royalty
(m
( fn:fflt~) ' liquidated damages ( :tl! ~~ ~) ' letter of credit ffl iiE) 0
)l.~~ ,collection, confinn, accept, tolerance, more or less ~.®ili]{E
S 1lt~i!9='ii1lt?HJrJ:flff1-J"t&~C, "fife-lA", "ft~", "iJ~", "::k
~~, .fE!.:t£~~9='~~ilili!!J!U~OO~Jl~*i!, liT 7HI'Jw1-J"fft&",
"f*)t" ( ~~ confinned L/C), "iJ)t" ( ~~ documents against accep-
tance)," 0~" & "¥Mm~" o
ofiff.ljt·;;it~: know-how( ~~tt*), without prejudice to( :IF
19!~, ~/Fffl~··· .. ·1-J1VJf)!), claim( ~J!&), arbitration award( fqt~
~fR:), substantive law( ~f*~), termination(~ 1.1:), infringement
(~~).~~o in witnessth whereof (f1=:1-J-j;)}i)UJ1ii!~i!EM),in
consideration of (~M¥1J, ~ ...... :1g~~[;§, ~T), whereas( ~T), in
the presence of (~ilEA) , now therefore ( ¥-f J1t, lf ¥-f) , now these
presents witness ( l!¥-f"SL.~ 1-J M) , ~ ~ iliJ 7C :f£ Af* ~ ~ ~ 9=' ~ 1/t
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 250

f91J 22
In case of heavy losses, failure of a party to perfotm its
obligations under the Contract and the articles of association
or Force Majeure, etc. , the joint venture may terminate the
Contract through consultation and agreement by the parties,
and subject to approval by the examining and approving
authorities and to registration with the concerned department
of the General Administration for Industry and Commerce.

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loss, failure, obligation, contract, association, Force Majeure, etc.,

joint venture, consultation, agreement, approval, authority, registra-
tion, department, Administration, Industry, Commerce ~ o
#¥~)( iiJj[ = RPtQ~M!m~~WJmffi-=:~WJm. t:J~~J»n~lil
fB"EC*]U~Tiffl )f~iEj\)Cf*f~Jis~o f91Hm: null and void(~~(),
··terms and conditions(*~),by and betweenn.lil~tt~~Ei=J"~:Jf"
~iTa<J, f§Jlt~Jf~'®fF~JII11"tt~Wf-7a<J~ff) ,free and clear
of(~), covenants or agreements ( #} i)l.~ ~), stipulations and
provisions(m}iU*~), complaints and claims(~~), furnish and
provide(~ Ell) , fulfill or perform ( J11 IT) , transferable or assignable
(llJ~ita<J),in full force and effect(j[;~::~n~ta<J)~o
fiJij iS 18 ~ i! iiJ j[: {gm here/there/where + *fit fr WJ,
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23 t.l!lk~ hereto ~g,w,¥t~~ to this contract, whereof :%t;ffl ~~
of the following event; ~J 24 tJ! lk ~ hereof ~ g ,W, ~ ~ ~ of this
contract, thereunder ~ g ,W, :Wt ~ ~ under this contract (*-it rnJ J.Yf
r) o f9!JtJ~~iPJ7C/F-&IlJ VJft)Cf*H1~ IE.J:tff:I:.§.Fii, ffiJ.§.IlJ
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~J 23
IN WITNESSTH WHEREOF the parties hereto have
executed this Contract by their authorized representatives as
of the date first above written.

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~J 24
Neither of the parties hereto shall at any time during the
continuance hereof deal with any of the shares of the Joint
Company owned by it whether by sale, pledge, gift or other-
wise in any manner inconsistent with the carrying out of its
obligations thereunder.

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over the 仇Ivenantor and/or his 出sets shall be d白med to be

binding on the Covenantor and valid and fully enforceable in
any other jurisdiction 田 if given by the final appellate ∞urt

in such other jurisdiction and the Covenantor hereby waiv白

any rights to challenge and/or delay the validity , registra-

tion , recognition and/or enforcement of such judgment ,
award and/or order.
30. This deed may be translated into a language other
than English but the English version shall always apply and
prevai\.
IN WITNESS whereof this 0配d has been duly signed ,
sealed and delivered by the Covenantor on this day of
, 199
Signed , Sealed and Delivered by

Seal
In the prl臼ence of

18.2 "暴蔓"支"竹节"
对付超级长句的秘快

每当提及法律文书的特点，句子长，句式构造复杂是行内行外
谁都无可否认的。虽然科技文章也有类似的特点，但科技文章句
子的长度和语法复杂程度与法律文书是无法相提并论的。比起普
通文类，科技文章的句子有时的确较长，但其语法通常都很规范，
句子结构也是相当严谨而有规则的;它就像科学家严谨的科研态
度一样。在描述实验过程、论证科学假设、报告科研成果时，科学
家不会在文字上故弄虚玄、刻意卖弄。而法律文书则不然:为了使
 562 法律文本与法律翻译

法律概念完整无缺，为了使别有用心人士或不法之徒无
可钻，为了使普通人士对法律从业人员肃然起敬，有时甚至为了达
到某种不能明言的商业目的，或者只因法律文书起草人本身所受
的传统写作训练的缘故，大部分法律文书都被写得不胜其"繁"，如
同天书，让人读后似懂非懂、不知所云。去过香港中环律师楼的人
士都深有体会:无论你的文字功底如何深厚，阅读得如何认真，只
要是律师为你起草的法律档，哪怕只是一份普普通通的房地产合
同或租赁合约，都需要其行内人士的进一步阐释，你方能明白个中
奥秘。法律文书句子之长、句式之繁，是所有其他类别的文书元与
伦比的。
古今明写了一本翻译教科书《英汉翻译基础}，与其他同类书
籍相比，其中论述英语长句翻译的篇幅在目前来讲是最长的、例句
是最多的。全书共有 30 个单元，整整 5 个单元是专门论述长句翻
译的，共有 47 页(全书共 335 页) ，有关的长句例句达 103 句之多。
虽然其援引的例子包罗万象，但没有一句真正来自法律文本。而
且，其最长的句子只有 58 个单词。①与上文这篇作为本节主要分
析材料的合约首段(句)作比较，法律长句的冗长、复杂特点便一目
了然:

18.2.1 对原文第一段的分析

原文:
1. In ∞nsideration of your granting and/or continuing
to make available advances , credit facilities or other financial
accommodation for so long as you may think fit , to of

① 见《英汉翻译基础 H 古今明编著) ，上海外语教育出版社， 1997 年，第 193-240

页。
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