外贸英语中有一些使用十分频繁的词汇很容易被误译，原因是商务英语中相同的单词在不同情况下有不同的含义。现将这些单词的不同用法和含义试加比较说明。

例一：floating

that the world saw a return to exchange rate system. Central banks were no longer required support their own currencies.

Floating policy is of great importance for export trade; it is, in fact, a convenient method of insuring goods where a number of similar export transactions are intended, e.g. where the insured has to supply an overseas importer under an exclusive sales agreement or maintains sales subsidiary companies abroad.

译文：在这种情况下，世界各国又恢复浮动汇率就不足为奇了。各国中央银行也就无须维持本币的汇价了。

统保单对出口贸易至关重要。它实际上是货物保险中的一种便利的办法，特别适合于分不同的时间出口的一批类似货物，如，当被保险方根据独家代理协书向国外的进口方供货，或在国外委任了销售代表，设立分支机构时用之。

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商务英语常见错误解析(不同情况下不同含义)