合同英譯中容易混淆的詞語
英譯商務合同時，常常由於選同不當而尋致詞不達意或者意思模棱兩可，有時甚至表達的是完全不同的含義。接下來，小編給大家準備了合同英譯中容易混淆的詞語,歡迎大家參考與借鑑。
因此瞭解與掌握極易混淆的詞語的區別是極爲重要的，是提高英譯質量的關鍵因素之一，現把常用且易混淆的七對詞語，用典型實例論述如下：
shipping1 advice 與 shipping instructions
shipping advice 是“裝運通知”，是由出口商(賣主)發給進口商(買主)的。
然而 shipping instructions 則是“裝運須知”，是進口商(買主)發給出口商(賣主)的。另外要注意區分 vendor2(賣主)與 vendee(買主)，consignor(發貨人)與 consignee3(收貨人)。上述這三對詞語在英譯時、極易發生筆誤。
abide4 by 與 comply with
abide by 與 comply with 都有“遵守”的意思.但是當主語是“人”時，英譯“遵守”須用 abide by。當主語是非人稱時，則用 comply with 。
例 3：雙方都應遵守/雙方的一切活動都應遵守合同規定。
Both parties Shall abide by/All the activities of both parties shall comply
with the contractual stipulations.
change A to B 與 change A into B
英譯“把 A 改爲 B”用change A to B，英譯“把 A 摺合成/兌換成 B”用change A into B，兩者不可混淆。
例 4：交貨期改爲 8 月並將美元摺合成人民幣。
Both parties agree that change the time of shipment to August and change US dollar into Renminbi.
ex 與 per
源自拉丁語的介詞 ex 與 per 有各自不同的含義。英譯由某輪船“運來”的貨物時用 ex，由某輪船“運走”的貨物用 per，而由某輪船“承運”用 by。
例 5：由“維多利亞”貨輪運走/運來/承運的最後一批貨將於 10 月 1 日抵達倫敦。
The last batch5 per/ex/by S.S. "Victoria" will arrive at London on October
(S.S. = Steamship)
in 與 after
當英譯“多少天之後”的時間時，往往是指“多少天之後”的確切的一天，所以必須用介詞 in，而不能用 after，因爲介詞 after 指的是“多少天之後”的不確切的任何一天。
例 6：該貨於 11 月 10 日由“東風”輪運出，140 天后抵達鹿特丹港。
The good shall be shipped per M.V. "Dong Feng" on November 10 and are due
to arrive at Rottedaml in 140 days. (M.V.= motor vessel)
on/upon 與 after
當英譯“……到後，就……”時，用介詞 on/upon，而不用 after，因爲 after 表示“之後”的時間不明確。
例 7：發票貨值須貨到支付。
The invoice6 value is to be paid on/upon arrival of the goods.
by 與 before
當英譯終止時間時，比如“在某月某日之前”，如果包括所寫日期時，就用介詞 by;如果不包括所寫日期，即指到所寫日期的前一天爲止，就要用介詞 before。
例 8：賣方須在 6 月 15 日前將貨交給買方。
The vendor shall deliver the goods to the vendee by June 15.(or: before
June 16，說明含 6 月 15 日在內。如果不含 6 月 15 日,就譯爲 by June 14 或者 before June 15。)
擴展：職場上如何Say Good-Bye
會話篇
Section A
Steven: Well. I have an appointment now.
Lily: Im in quite a hurry too.
Steven: Good to see you. Goodbye.
Lily: Goodbye. Take care of yourself.
Section B
Lily: I guess Id better go now.
Steven: Ive got to be going now too.
Lily: In that case, Ill be seeing you.
Steven: So long. See you later.
Section C
Steven: Its getting late, and I have to go now.
Lily: Were sorry you have to leave.
Steven: Please excuse me, wont1 you?
Lily: Certainly. Come back soon.
Section D
Lily: Im glad to have met you.
Steven: Thank you. It was nice to have seen you.
Lily: I hope we can get together again.
Steven: Yes. Ill be looking forward to it.
Section E
Steven: I think I have to leave now.
Lily: Must you go soon?
Steven: Im afraid I really have to .
Lily: Well, it was fun to get together again.
句型篇
I have a meeting soon.
I have an engagement2 soon.
I have an engagement very shortly3.
I have an date very shortly.
I think Id better go now.
I think I should go now.
I think I ought to go now.
I think I must go now.
Its getting dark.
Its getting dark outside.
Ive to go quite soon.
I must go quite soon.
I must leave quite soon.
Ive got to go leave in a few minutes.
It was fun to get together again.
It was exciting to get together again.
It was exciting to talk to each other.
