lodge

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Claim

WordsandExpressions

complaintn.申诉，抱怨

make(lodge,lay)acomplaint

against……

complainvi.诉苦，申诉，抱怨

.

claimn.索赔，赔偿要求

表示索赔的原因，接介词for,如

claimfordamage

表示索赔的金额，接介词for,如

claimforUS$1000

表示对某批货物索赔，接介词on,如

claimonthegoods

表示向某人提出索赔，接介词against

如claimagainsttheunderwriters

常用词组：

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claimagainstaperson向某人索赔

claimarisingfromabreachofcontract

违约所引起的赔偿要求

claimarisingfromadefectofthegoods

货物瑕疵所引起的索赔

claimarisingonabilloflading有关

提单引起的索赔

claimbarredbyreasonoflimitation受

时效限制的索赔

claimbadonlackofconformityof

thegoods货物不符产生的索赔

claimbadonphysicallossdamage

货物丢失所产生的索赔

claimforcompensationofdamages损

害赔偿的诉权

claimforcontributioningeneral

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average要求分摊共同海损

claimfordamage由于损坏而索赔

claimforfinancialloss关于经济损失

的诉权

claimforgeneralaverage共同海损分

担的诉权

claimforinferiorquality因其品质低

劣而索赔

claimforpayment要求付款的诉权

claimforproceeds要求赔偿货款

claimforreimburment要求偿还，索

偿

claimforshortdelivery由于短装而索

赔

claimonaccountofdamage因损坏而

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索赔

为某事向某人提出索赔的常用句型

是：lodgeaclaimagainst(间或用with

或on或upon).

除lodge外其他常用的动词有rai,

file和putin.还可用make,issue,lay,

register,render,enter,bringup,tup

等。

Weshalllodgeaclaimagainstthe

InsuranceCompanyforthegoods

damagedduringtransit.

对于货物在运输途中损坏，我们将向

保险公司提出索赔。

Wefileaclaimagainstyouforthe

shortdeliveryof1451bs.

我们向你方提出短交145磅的索赔。

claim与其他动词搭配：

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accept(admit)aclaim同意索赔

entertainaclaim受理索赔

dismissaclaim驳回索赔

ttleaclaim解决索赔

rejectaclaim拒绝索赔

relinquish(withdraw)aclaim撤回索

赔

claimv.索赔，要求赔偿

通常作及物动词，宾语为索赔的金额

或compensation,amount等名词。

claimUS$10,000索赔一万美元

claimacompensationofUS$10,000

要求赔偿一万美元

claimUS$10,000fordamage因损坏

赔偿一万美元

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claimUS$10,000onthegoods对该

货索赔一万美元

claimUS$10,000fromtheunderwriters

向保险公司索赔一万美元

为某事向某人索赔若干金额的常用

句型：

claim(acompensationof)…fromsb.

forsth.

WeshouldclaimUS$1,500.00from

youforthelosscaudbyimproper

packing.

我们必须为由于不良包装所造成的

损失向你方索赔1500.00美元。

disposaln.处理，处置

atsb.’sdisposal由某人做主，听某人

之便，由某人支配

put(leave).’sdisposal把某

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事交某人自由处理

WewillleavethecaNo.1-92atyour

disposal.我们将把1－92号箱的货

交你方自行处理。

SentencePatterns

mplaints

1)tomake(lodge,lay,file)acomplaint

withadepartmentaboutsth.因某事向

某部门抱怨

Thecustomersmadecomplaintsabout

thequalityoftheradiossuppliedby

you.

Theimporterhasfiledacomplaintwith

ourCorporationaboutpoorpackingof

thegoods.

2)(about)sth.向某

人抱怨

Wehavetocomplaintoyouaboutthe

delayinshipmentwhichhascaudus

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muchtrouble.

Thebuyerscomplaintothellersof

thebreakageofthegoods.

3)tobeofthequality是……的质量

Weregrettocomplainthatyour

consignmentofcottonpiecegoods

shippedbyM.V.“Taching”isnotofthe

qualityandcolorofthesamplepiece.

4)tobenotupto…达不到……

Wearesorrytolearnthatthequalityof

yourshipmentisnotuptotheagreed

specifications.

Yourgoodsarenotuptothestandards

commonlyaccepted.

5)tocorrespondwith(tobein

conformitywith)与……一致

Onexaminationwefindthatthe

consignmentdoesnotcorrespondwith

theoriginalexample.

6)tobeshortby…短少

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Onopeningthecontainerwefoundthat

thegoodswereshortby20casand

wehopeyouwilldoyourutmostto

remedyit.

7)tobe(found)shortweightby…短重

YourshipmentofourOrderNo.630

hasbeenfoundshortweightby220

kilos.

8)tofind…missing发现……丢失

Muchtoourregret,afterinspectionof

.

A63missing.

9)tobedamaged被损坏

Onopeningthecaswefoundthat25

tsofvideorecordershadbeen

damagedbya-water,andemtobe

acompletewrite-off（报废）.

gclaims

10)tolodge(file,make,rai,submit,

register,putforward,place)aclaim提

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出索赔

Wehavetolodgeaclaimagainstyou

onthisshipmentfor$2,100onaccount

ofshortweight.

OnthebasisoftheSurveyReportfrom

theCommodityInspectionBureau,we

herebyregisterourclaimwithyou

againstthiscargoinrespectofquality.

Claimforperishablegoodsaretobe

putforwardimmediatelyafterarrivalof

thegoodsatdestination.

11)toclaim…for为……提出索赔

Wecannotbutclaimonyouforthe

recoveryoftheloss.

Werervetherighttoclaim

compensationfromyouforany

damage.

12)(dispatch)

replacement(or:toaskforreplacement)

要求某人发运或更换货物

Asyoueinoursurveyreportstating

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50TVtsverelydamaged,weask

youtoshipthereplacementforthe

brokengoodsassoonaspossible.

Weaskforreplacementbythecorrect

numberinthenearestfuture.

13)toaskfor(demand)compensation

要求赔偿

Inordertottletheproblem,weask

forcompensationforthelosswe

suffered.

Wehavetodemandacompensation

fromyouforthesumindicatedabove.

Thewaysforttlingtheclaim:

Compromi和解Mediation调解

Arbitration仲裁Lawsuit诉讼

PaymoneyReturnthegoodsand

replacethegoods.

short短少，短缺，不足，可与许多

名词或过去分词构成复合词。如：

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shortdeliery短交，缺交

shortshipment短装，装载不足

short-calculatedadj.少算

short-deliveredadj.短交，缺交

short-establishedadj.少开

short-invoicedadj.发票少开

short-landedadj.短卸

short-shippedadj.短装

short-paid少付

Acceptanceofclaims

1)toaccept(entertain)aclaim接受索

赔

Wearesorrytolearnofyour

complaintsaboutthequalityofthe

goodsandarepreparedtoacceptyour

claim.

Inthespiritofgoodwillandfriendship

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weagreetoacceptallyourclaims.

2)inttlementof解决

Ongoingintothematterwefindthata

mistakewasindeedmadeinthe

packingthroughaconfusionof

numbers,andwehavearrangedforthe

replacementgoodstobedispatchedto

youatonceinttlementofyourclaim.

Thoughwefindnodifferencebetween

theshippingsampleandtheoriginal

sampleinourhands,wewillmeetyou

halfwaybyofferingadiscountof10%

inttlementofthedispute.

3)tobeliablefor对……负责

Accordingtothecontractstipulations,

viewofourlongbusinessrelationwith

you,weagreetotheextra2%discount

onthisoccasion.

Rejectionofclaims

4)tobewithoutfoundation没有根据

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Weregretwecannotentertainyour

claim,whichiswithoutanyfoundation.

5).提交某人处理某事

Asthegoodshavebeeninsured,you

mayreferthemattertotheinsurance

companyortheiragentsatyourend.

Astheshippingcompanyisliablefor

thedamage,yourclaim,inouropinion,

shouldbereferredtothemfor

ttlement.

6)torepudiateone’sliabilityforsth.拒

绝对某事负责

Wemustrepudiateourliabilityforthe

claimonaccountoflackofevidence.

7)tobenormal是正常的

Suchcolordeviationexistingbetween

theproductsandthesamplesisnormal

andpermissible,therefore,theclaim

forcompensationisunacceptable.

8)tottlebyarbitration通过仲裁来

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解决

Thisisthemaximumconcessionwe

younotagreeto

acceptourproposal,wewouldliketo

ttlebyarbitration.