十六、实用文体翻译合同翻译

ChapterSixteenPracticalWritings(13)ContractsTranslation(1)合同是为了搞好协作而拟订的一种凭证，涉及当事人经济、技术、法律等问题，因此在语言上形成了正式严格，详尽准确、迂腐腐旧、复杂艰深的特点

合同一、合同的文体特点二、合同的种类三、合同中的常用语

四、翻译合同的步骤及注意事项合同的文体特点1、内容上的针对性2、格式上的规范性3、句式结构的复杂性4、指称上的单位性

5、表达上的条理性6、措词上的法律性合同的格式结构1.Preamble（前言）

—写明当事人的名称及缔约目的和原则等内容2.MainClauses（正文/主要条款）

—明确规定当事人的具体权利和义务、违约赔偿、争议解决、适用法律等条款3.ConcludingClauses（最后条款）

—包括合同的法定地址、效力范围、有效条件、双方代表签字等EmploymentContractAmwayCompany,theemployer,herebyemploysRichardJohnson,theemployee,toperformdutiesasstatedbelow,considerationforwhichtheemployerwillpaytheemployeeattherateofUS$2,000permonth,andinaddition,compensatehimforanyotherexpensesincurredbyhimwhenheiscarryingouthisduties.Inkeepingwiththeabove-mentionedremuneration,theemployeeshallagreetocarryoutthefollowingduties:tonegotiatewithChineseauthoritiesaboutthecooperationbetweenAmwayCompanyLimitedandChina;toarrangeforthevisitsofJimmyFord,president,andotherexecutivestoChina;toactasauthorizedrepresentativeinanyaspectrelatingtothecooperationwithChinaandtorespondtoanyinquiriesfromChineseparties.Inthisemployment,theemployeeshallacthonestly,laboriouslyandtothebestofhisability.ThiscontractshalltakeeffectonJanuary1st,2003.Ifonepartywantstoterminatethecontract,awrittennoticeonemonthbeforehandshallbegiventoanotherparty.

EmployerEmployeeAmwayCompanyLimitedRichardJohnson

AmwayCompanyLimitedRichardJohnsonPreambleMainClausesConcludingClause合同句式结构的复杂性TechnicalDocumentationmeansthetechnicalliteratures,drawings,pictures,tapes,etc,thatPartyBpossessesandhasappliedordevelopedforitsownproductionaswellasinitscurrentmanufactureduringthevaliditytermofthecontractfordesigning,calculating,manufacturing,qualitycontrol,assemblinginstallations,maintainingandtestingoftheContractProducts(hereinafterreferredtoasDocumentation)…Forexample:技术文件指的是乙方所持有的并在生产中加以应用和开发的技术文献、图纸、照片、磁带等，在合同有效期内仍在当前的制作过程中，用于对合同的产品进行设计、计算、制造、质量控制、安装、维护、测试等（以下称文件）…指称上的单位性

BothPartyAandPartyBagreethatatechnologytransferagreementshallbesignedbetweenthejointventurecompanyandPartyX(orathirdparty)Forexample:甲、乙双方同意，由合营公司与X方（或第三方）签订技术转让协议……这类间接指称还有theSeller（卖方）、theBuyer(买方)、theRecipientParty（受主）、theSupplying（供方）、theTransferor（转让方）、theTransferee（受让方）等。

合同的种类一、商品进出口合同1.售货合同2.购货合同二、其他类型国际贸易合同1.寄售合同2.代理合同3.易货合同4.来料加工装配合同5.补偿贸易合同6.合作经营合同SalesContractPurchaseContractConsignmentContractAgencyContractBarterContractProcessing&AssemblingContractCompensationTradeContractCooperativeVentureContract三、国际技术、劳务合同1.劳务合同2.派遣专家合同3.设计合同4.项目安装合同5.工程承包合同6.许可证合同7.空运货物转运合同合同的种类ServiceContractContractforSendingExpertsDesignContractInstallationContractConstructionManagementContractLicenseContractAirFreightForwarderAgreement常用语1.break/keepacontract2.signacontract3.terminateacontract4.drawup/draftacontract5.fulfillacontract6.cancelacontract7.……haveenteredintothiscontract…8.Bothpartieshaveagreedto……9.TheSellershallnotberesponsiblefor……10.Thecontractissigned/madebyandbetweentheBuyersandtheSellers.11.PartyAshallpayPartyB……12.Thecaseshallbesubmittedforarbitrationif……撕毁/遵遵守合同同签署合同同终止合同同…草拟合同同执行合同同撤销合同同……已签签定本合合同双方已同同意………卖方不负负责…本合同由由买卖双双方签订订。甲方付给给乙方………如果………应通通过仲裁裁解决。。13.Thearbitrationfeeshallbebornebythelosingparty.14.management/employmentcontract15.amend/break/cancel/carryout/draft/executeacontract16.Afterfriendlynegotiations,bothsideshaveenteredintothiscontractwiththefollowingtermsandconditions.17.TheContractismade/signed/enteredintobyandbetween……18.Bothsideswishtoenterintothiscontract.19.AlldisputesarisingoutofthiscontractshallbereferredtotheInternationalCourtofLaw.20.TherepresentativesofPartyAandPartyBhaveagreedtoconcludethisContractaccordingtothetermsandconditionsstipulatedbelow:常用语仲裁费应应由败诉诉方承担担。经营管理理/雇佣佣合同修改/撕撕毁/撤撤销/履履行/草草拟/执执行合同同经友好协协商，双双方签订订以下合合同。本合同由由……签签订双方都希希望达成成本合同同。涉及本合合同的一一切争议议将提交交国际法法庭裁决决。甲乙双方方代表同同意订立立本合同同，其条条款如下下：翻译合同同的步骤骤首先，要要通读全文，以求全面理理解，掌握内内涵。通读全全文的目的在在于从宏观上上了解契约的的总体概貌和和篇章结构。。第二，细研章节。这是在通读读全文的基础础上进行的。。由于契约的的章节条款具具有相对的独独立性，可逐逐字、逐句、、逐条、逐段段、逐节、逐逐章地仔细研研读，反复推推敲，以求达达到细致深入入的理解。第三，准确表达。在翻译过程程中，关键是是要求译文内内容与原文内内容保持等值值，避免出现现差错和误解解。最后，在准确确表达的前提提下，力求使使译文的格式和文体符合合同的规规范和要求。。订购合同本合同于2005年8月月15日，以以顺发水轮发发电机厂为甲甲方，以日兴兴电厂为乙方方。兹约定：甲方与乙方订订立协议并同同意：由甲方方负责在第二二年向乙方提提供3台水电电站用T236型水轮发发电机，并按按下列期限分分期交货，到到2月30日日止如数交迄迄。乙方与甲方订订立协议并同同意，对上述述水轮发电机机每台支付63，000美元，货到到即付。订购合同订约的任何一一方如未履约约，根据合同同规定并经双双方同意，违违约一方应向向对方赔偿86，000美元为商定定的损失赔偿偿费。甲方：顺发水水轮发电机厂厂乙乙方：日兴电电厂亚历山大布布莱克（经理）江秀仪（经理）ORDERCONTRACTThisagreementismadeonthefifthdayofAugust2005betweenShunfaWaterTurbineGeneratorFactory,thefirstpartyandRixingPowerPlant,thesecondparty.Witness:ORDERCONTRACTThefirstpartycontractsandagreeswiththesecondpartythathewillprovidethesecondpartyduringnextyearwith3T236waterturbinegeneratorsusedforpowerstation,onthefollowingspecificterm:theabovementioned3boilersbythethirtiethofFebruary.ORDERCONTRACTAndthesecondpartycontractsandagreeswiththefirstpartythathewillpayfortheabove-mentionedwaterturbinegenerators$63,000foreachupondelivery.ORDERCONTRACTIncaseoffailureofagreementbyeitheroftheparties,itisherebystipulatedandagreedthatthepartysofailingshallpaytotheother$86,000asfixedandsettleddamages.PartyA:ShunfaWaterTurbineGeneratorFactoryAlexanderBlack(manager)PartyB:RixingPowerPlantJiangXiuyi(manager)ORDERCONTRACTIncaseoffailureofagreementbyeitheroftheparties,itisherebystipulatedandagreedthatthepartysofailingshallpaytotheother$86,000asfixedandsettleddamages.PartyA:ShunfaWaterTurbineGeneratorFactoryAlexanderBlack(manager)PartyB:RixingPowerPlantJiangXiuyi(manager)ORDERCONTRACTIncaseoffailureofagreementbyeitheroftheparties,itisherebystipulatedandagreedthatthepartysofailingshallpaytotheother$86,000asfixedandsettleddamages.PartyA:ShunfaWaterTurbineGeneratorFactoryAlexanderBlack(manager)PartyB:RixingPowerPlantJiangXiuyi(manager)销售合同合同编号：NO.201签订地点：中中华人民共和和国安徽合肥肥香山路26号签订日期：2005年6月25日买方：合肥电电厂卖方：西雅图图发电设备厂厂双方同意按下下列条款由买买方售出下列列商品：销售合同（1）商品名名称及包装：：冲击水斗式式水轮发电机机组,每箱一一组（2）数量：：一组(3)单价：：$2,000（贰千千美元整）(4)总值:$2,000（贰千千美元整）（装运数量允允许有5%的的增减）（5）装运期期限：2005年8月10日前（（6）装运口口岸：西雅图图

（7）目目的口岸：合合肥销售合同（8）保险；；由卖方负责责，按本合同同总值110%投保。（9）付款：：（略）（10）商品品检验：（略略）（11）装运运唛头：（略略）销售合同（12）仲仲裁：凡因执执行本合约或或有关本合约约所发生的一一切争执，双双方应以友好好方式协商解解决；如果协协商不能解决决，应提交中中国国际经济济贸易仲裁委委员会，根据据该会的仲裁裁规则进行仲仲裁。仲裁裁裁决是终局的的，对双方都都有约束力。。

（13））附加条款款（本合同其其他条款如与与本附加条款款有抵触时，，以本附加条条款为准。））：（略）卖方：西雅图发电设设备厂买方：合肥电厂SALESCONTRACTContractNO:NO.201Signedat:26XiangshanRoad,Hefei,AnhuiP.R.C.Date:June25,2005TheBuyers：：HefeiPowerPlant

TheSellers：：SeattlePowerGeneratingEquipmentWorksTheBuyersagreetobuyandtheSellersagreetosellthefollowinggoodsontermsandconditionsassetforthbelow：SALESCONTRACT（1）NameofCommodityandPacking:PeltonTypeTurbine-GeneratorUnits,oneunitperbox（2）Quantity:oneunit（3）UnitPrice:$2,000(UnitedStatesdollarstwothousandonly)（4）TotalValue:$2,000(UnitedStatesdollarstwothousandonly)（ShipmentQuantity5%moreorlessallowed）SALESCONTRACT（5）TimeofShipment：BeforeAugust10,2005

（6））PortofLoading：Seattle(7)PortofDestination：：Hefei

（8）Insurance：TobecoveredbytheSellersfor110%oftheinvoicevalue.（9）TermsofPayment：（（Omitted）（10）Inspection：(Omitted)（11）ShippingMarks：：(Omitted)SALESCONTRACT(12)Arbitration：：AlldisputesarisinginconnectionwiththisSalesContractortheexecutionthereofshallbesettledbywayofamicablenegotiation.Incasenosettlementcanbereached,thecaseatissueshallthenbesubmittedforarbitrationtotheChinaInternationalEconomicandTradeArbitrationCommissioninaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthesaidCommission.TheawardbythesaidCommissionshallbedeemedasfinalandbindinguponbothparties.SALESCONTRACT（13）SupplementaryCondition(s)(ShouldthearticlesstipulatedinthisContractbeinconflictwiththefollowingsupplementarycondition(s)，thesupplementarycondition(s)shouldbetakenasvalidandbinding.)聘约合合同＊＊医医学院院药理理系（（聘方方）聘聘请＊＊＊＊＊博士士（受受聘方方）为为药理理教师师，双双方本本着友友好合合作的的精神神，同同意签签定并并遵守守下列列条件件：1、聘聘期为为一年年，自自1988年9月1日起起至1989年年8月月31日止止。2、受受聘方方的工工作任任务，，经双双方确确定如如下：：（1））担任任药理理教研研室师师资和和进修修生的的培训训工作作；（2））从事事药理理学课课程教教学工工作，，指导导学生生和教教师开开展药药理学学术活活动；；（3））编写写药理理学教教材和和补充充读物物以及及进行行其他他与药药理学学有关关的工工作。。聘约合合同（4））每周周工作作量为为18-20课课时。。（5））受聘聘方每每周工工作5天，，每天天8小小时。。受聘聘方按按照中中国政政府规规定的的节、、假日日放假假，按按照学学校规规定的的寒暑暑假休休假。。3、聘聘方每每月支支付给给受聘聘方工工资人人民币币900元元，并并为受受聘方方提供供各种种福利利待遇遇。4、受受聘方方入境境、离离境或或过境境时必必须遵遵守中中国政政府有有关外外国人人居住住、工工资福福利及及旅行行的管管理规规定，，并遵遵守聘聘方的的工作作制度度。聘约合合同5、聘聘方欢欢迎受受聘方方在工工作中中提出出意见见，并并在条条件允允许时时予以以采纳纳。受受聘方方遵守守聘方方决定定，积积极工工作，，努力力合作作完成成工作作任务务。6、双双方均均不得得无故故解除除合同同。聘聘方如如果要要求中中途结结束合合同，，除按按照待待遇条条件承承担受受聘方方的有有关费费用外外，须须给受受聘方方增发发一个个月的的工资资作为为补偿偿金并并于一一个月月以内内安排排受抽抽方及及其家家属回回国。。如果果受聘聘方中中途提提出辞辞职，，聘方方自同同意之之日起起即停停发工工资，，受聘聘方不不再享享受各各种待待遇条条件。。受聘聘方及及其家家属回回国的的一切切费用用均由由本人人自理理。聘约合合同7、本本合同同自受受聘方方到职职之日日起生生效，，聘期期届满满，即即自行行失效效。如如一方方要求求延长长聘期期，必必须在在合同同期满满前向向对方方提出出，经经双方方协商商确认认后，，可另另行签签定新新合同同。8、本本合同同在执执行中中如有有争议议，由由双方方协商商解决决。9、本本合同同的中中文版版应与与英文文版完完全一一致，，双方方均具具约束束力。。…………………………………聘方方受受聘聘方方CONTRACTOFEMLPOYMENTThePharmacologyDepartmentof……MedicalCollege(theengagingparty)hasengagedDr.…(theengagedparty)asateacherofpharmacology.Thetwoparties,inthespiritoffriendshipandcooperation,haveagreedtosignandcomplywiththebelowstatedconditions:1.Thetermofserviceisoneyear,beginningSeptember1,1988throughAugust31,1989.2.Thedutiesoftheengagedpartyismutuallyagreedtobe:CONTRACTOFEMLPOYMENTa.Trainingteachersofpharmacologyandstudentstakingrefreshercourses.b.Conductingpharmacologyclassesandadvisingstudentsandteachersonpharmacologicalactivities.c.Compilingpharmacologytextbooksandsupplementaryteachingmaterial,undertakingotherworkconnectedwiththepharmacology.d.Having18upto20teachingperiodsinaweek.e.Theengagedpartyworksfivedaysaweekandeighthoursaday.TheengagedpartywillhavelegalholidaysasprescribedbytheChineseGovernment.Thevacationisfixedbytheschoolcalendar.CONTRACTOFEMLPOYMENT3.Theengagingpartyagreestopaytheengagedpartyamonthlysalaryofninehundredyuan(Chinesecurrency)andprovidehimwithvariousbenefits.4.TheengagedpartymustobservetheregulationsoftheChineseGovernmentconcerningresidence,wagesandbenefits,andtravelforforeignerswhenentering,leavingandpassingthroughthePRCterritories,andmustfollowtheworkschedulesoftheengagingparty.CONTRACTOFEMLPOYMENT5.Theengagingpartywillwelcomeanysuggestionputforwardbytheengagedpartyandwillrenderfavorableconsiderationwhencircumstancespermit.Theengagedpartywillabidebythedecisionsoftheengagingpartyandworkinthespiritofactivecooperationtoaccomplishassignedtasks.CONTRACTOFEMLPOYMENT6.Neitherpartyshall,withoutsufficientcauseorreason,cancelthecontract.Iftheengagingpartyfindsitimperativetoterminatethecontract,then,inadditiontobearingthecorrespondingexpensesforwagesandbenefits,itmustpaytheengagedpartyonemonth’’sextrasalaryascompensationallowance,andarrangeforhimandhisfamily’’sreturntotheirowncountrywithinamonth.CONTRACTOFEMLPOYMENTIftheengagedpartysubmithis/herresignationwithinthecontractperiod,theengagingpartywillberelievedoftheresponsibilityforwagesandbenefitsfromthedatetheengaged’’sresignationisaccep