商務(wù)英語(yǔ)合同中的短語(yǔ)特點(diǎn)

商務(wù)英語(yǔ)合同中的短語(yǔ)特點(diǎn)

1　使用專(zhuān)門(mén)的短語(yǔ)表達(dá)合同英語(yǔ)慣有的含義

商務(wù)合同中經(jīng)常使用一些約定俗成的專(zhuān)門(mén)短語(yǔ)來(lái)表達(dá)某些慣有的含義，最常見(jiàn)的這類(lèi)短語(yǔ)有：

whereas　鑒于

in witness whereof　作為協(xié)議事項(xiàng)的證據(jù)

now this presents witness　茲特立約為據(jù)

for and on behalf of...　代表某人

per pro. = per procurationem　代表代理

2　名詞性短語(yǔ)居多

相比之下動(dòng)詞詞組，無(wú)論是在使用數(shù)量和結(jié)構(gòu)的復(fù)雜性程度上都不及名詞詞組，因此在商務(wù)合同中出現(xiàn)本該出現(xiàn)動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)的部分卻轉(zhuǎn)化成了名詞短語(yǔ)，顯得很輕巧。

例如：

The Contractor shall not knowingly do or omit to do anything which may adversely affect an orderly transfer of responsibility for provision of the Services.（句中的transfer responsibility轉(zhuǎn)化成了transfer of responsibility，而provide Services轉(zhuǎn)化成了provision of the Services）

3　動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)轉(zhuǎn)化成介詞、形容詞短語(yǔ)

動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)轉(zhuǎn)化成介詞、形容詞短語(yǔ)是商務(wù)合同句式表達(dá)的一大亮點(diǎn)。

例如：

support轉(zhuǎn)化成in support of；violate轉(zhuǎn)化成為in violate of；default轉(zhuǎn)化成in default of；break轉(zhuǎn)化成in break of。

All such minutes，records and reports shall be on file at the FIB offices．該句中“存檔”用的是“on file”而不是用的動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)“be filed”。

常見(jiàn)的商務(wù)合同中動(dòng)詞轉(zhuǎn)化成形容詞短語(yǔ)的句子有：include轉(zhuǎn)化為be inclusive of；exclude常轉(zhuǎn)化為be exclusive of，如：

Your salary inclusive of any overtime payment from the date of commencement of your contract will be USD AMOUNT IN FIGURE (USD Amount in Words) and will be paid in arrears at the end of the month.

The foregoing states the sole and exclusive liability of the parties hereto for infringement of patents, copyrights, mask works, trade secrets, trademarks and other proprietary rights, whether direct or contributory.

4　常用短語(yǔ)來(lái)替代一些從句

有時(shí)英文商務(wù)合同中為了讓句子更簡(jiǎn)單，會(huì)使用一些短語(yǔ)來(lái)替代某些定語(yǔ)、狀語(yǔ)、主語(yǔ)從句。

例如：

All rights and all design elements resulting from the Services shall vest in and be the absolute property of Party A．該句中的分詞短語(yǔ)“resulting from the Services”就起到了使句子結(jié)構(gòu)緊密，表達(dá)簡(jiǎn)單的效果，并且替代了定語(yǔ)從句“which result from the Services”。

All properties of the Contractor while at the Premises shall be at the risk of Contractor and the Department shall accept no liability for any loss or damage however occurring thereto or caused thereby except where any such loss or damage was caused or contributed to by any act, neglect or default of any Servant of thereby Crown at the Premises acting in the course of his employment.

上面這個(gè)長(zhǎng)句中的“however occurring thereto or caused thereby”就替代了狀語(yǔ)從句“however it will occur thereto or be caused thereby”。