1、logistics information.物流由仓储、运输、装卸、搬运、包装、加工、配送和物流信息所组成。8Logistics may be divided into supply logistics, production logistics,distribution logistics, returned logistics and waste material logistics.物流可以分成供应物流、生产物流、销售物流、回收物流和废弃物物流。9Logistics is now the last frontier for increasing benefits in industria
2、lproduction.物流是当今工业生产增加利润的最后领域。10Logistics is unique, and it never stops!物流是独特的，它从不停止。11Logistics performance is happening around the globe, twenty-four hoursa day, seven days a week and fifty-two weeks a year.物流运作一天24小时、一周7天、一年52星期在全球发生。12Logistics is concerned with getting products and services wh
3、ere theyare needed and when they are desired.物流所涉及的是在需要的时候和在需要的地方去的产品和服务的活动。13Logistics is the process of planning, implementing and controlling theefficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services and relatedinformation from the point of origin to the point of consumption for thepurpose of c
4、onforming to customerrequirements.物流是计划实施和控制商品的快速、高效流动和储存，以及从源头到消费的服务和信息的全过程，以满足客户的需求。14Logistics is a hot topic in China。中国掀起了物流热。15The overall goal of logistics is to achieve a targeted level ofcustomer service at the lowest possible total cost.物流的总目标是以最低的总成本实现客户服务的目标水平。16It is important that pers
5、ons involved in day-to-day logistics work havea basic understanding of logistics.重要的是，从事日常物流工作的人员应对物流有个基本的了解。17Logistics must be managed as a core competency.物流必须作为一个核心能力来管理。18Logistics competency directly depends on a firms strategicpositioning.物流能力是有一家公司的战略定位直接决定的。19Logistics service is a balance
6、of service priority and cost.物流服务是服务优先与成本间的平衡。20A lot of books on logistics, either in Chinese or in English, werepublished in 2002.2002年出版了大量的中、英文物流书籍。21There is great room for logistics development in China.在中国，物流发展有巨大的空间。22I wish to make logistics my lifetime career.我愿把物流作为我的终生事业。23ABC classifica
7、tion is quite useful in inventory control.ABC分类管理在库存控制方面十分有用。24The JIT production system was developed by the Toyota Motor Companyabout 50 years ago.准时制生产是大约50年前由丰田汽车公司开发出来。25Just-in-time （JIT） techniques are sometimes referred to as just-in-timeproduction,just-in-time purchasing and just-in-time de
8、livery.准时制技术有时称为准时制生产、准时制采购和准时制交付。26The key to JIT operations is that the demand for components andmaterials depends on the finalized production schedule.准时制作业的关键是对配件和物料的需求根据最终生产进度来决定。27There are five basic modes of transportation. They are water transport,rail transport,truck transport, air transpo
9、rt and pipeline transport.基本运输方式有五种，他们是水陆运输、铁路运输、汽车运输、航空运输和管道运输。28Transportation is a vital component in the design and management oflogistics systems.运输是物流系统设计和管理中至关重要的组成部分。29If you keep an overstock of the inventory, expenses will incur not onlyin warehousing,but also in many other aspects, such a
10、s the capital cost andinterest accruing to it, taxes, insurance and obsolescence cost.如果过量库存，不仅会造成仓库费用而且在很多方面会产生费用，如资产成本和它所产生的利息，以及税收、保险和商品变成陈旧物的成本。30Packing can be divided into industrial packaging and consumerpackaging.包装可以分成工业包装和消费包装两种。31Packaging about protect the goods against damages during ha
11、ndling,storing and transportation.包装应能保护货物在搬运、储存和运输过程中免受损坏。32Due to improper packing, the goods are terribly damaged.由于包装不善，货物严重受损。33Things like plastic, steel and glass can be recycled to reduceproduction cost so that natural resources are saved.塑料、钢铁和玻璃这样的物品能回收利用以降低生产成本、节约自然资源。34Both buyers and su
12、ppliers can benefit a lot from the reduction in thenumber of suppliers.买卖双方都能从减少供应商的数量上获取许多利益。35Just-in-time strategy ensures that while minimizing inventory levels,materials are made available for production.准时制战略确保在降低库存水平的同时能得到生产所需的物料。36The goal of just-in-time purchasing is zero inventory.准时制采购的目
13、标是零库存。37Information is crucial to the performance of a supply chain.信息对供应链的运作是至关重要的。38Setting inventory levels requires downstream information from customerson demand, upstream information from suppliers on availability and informationon current inventory levels.制定库存水平需要下游客户需求信息、上游供应链可供信息和当前的库存水平信息。
14、39The idea of supply chain management was first put forward in the 1980s.供应链管理的理念最初在20世纪80年代提出。40Supply chain management means the design, planning and control of theinformation flow, material flow and cash flow with a view to strengtheningcompetitiveness.供应链管理就是对信息流、物料流和资金流进行设计、计划和控制以增强竞争力。（或：供应链管理
15、是指为增强竞争力而对信息流、物料流和资金流进行的设计、策划和控制）41Maritime shipping is an important link in international logisticsservice.海洋运输是国际物流服务的重要环节。42There are two types of shipping markets: the liner market and the trampmarket.航运市场分为两类：班轮运输和不定期船运输。43A Container Load Plan is of five copies, each of which is to be givenres
16、pectively to the terminal, the carrier, the shipping agent, the shipper andthe party that stuffs the container.集装箱装箱单一式五份，分别交给集装箱码头、承运人、船务代理、托运人和装箱人44After the cargo is stuffed into a container, it is handed to thecontainer yard （CY） to be loaded on board according to the stowage plan.货物装箱后，就拖运到集装箱堆
17、场并根据积载图装上船。45A container terminal connects sea and land, transferring containers toand from ships. It is capable of handling containers more quickly,economically, accurately and in greater volumes than conventional ports.集装箱码头连接陆运和海运，经船上装运集装箱。在装卸搬运上，集装箱码头比普通杂货码头更快、更经济、更准确、吞吐量更大。46Information is a ke
18、y to the success of logistics.信息是物流成功的关键。47Warehousing is not a new business, but it has gained new functions inmodern logistics.仓储不是新的行业，但他在现代物流中有了新的功能。48Inventory control can effectively reduce logistics cost.库存控制能有效地降低物流成本。49Packing and sorting are two activities in logistics.包装和分拣是物流中的两项活动。50A s
19、upply chain is defined as a network composed of factories,suppliers, retailers and so on that supply each other with raw materials,components, products and service.供应链的定义是一个互相提供原材料、配件、产成品和服务的由工厂、供应商、零售商等组成的网络。常用商务电话英语:请问你找谁？Whowouldyouliketospeakto?MayIhelpyou?他不在办公室Heisnotintheoffice!他今天休息，不上班=offtoday,sohewontbeoffice.你可以打他的手机Youcancallhimbyhiscellphone.现在是午休时间，他不在办公室Itlunchbreakatmoment,他1点半上班，到时再打他电话。willbackone-thirty,pleaselater.他出去了，一小时后回来。out,anhour.我不太会说英语，很抱歉。donmuchEnglish,Imsorry.他还未到，5分钟后可以找到他。hereyet,butfiveminutes.他正过来，请稍等coming,wait
