国际货运代理专业英语精讲班第21讲讲义(6)

国际货运代理专业英语精讲班第21讲讲义

国际货运代理专业英语精讲第22讲讲义

传真介绍

Unit Telex and Fax(2)

Section Fax 传真

一、传真的介绍（考试重点）

课文：Fax, the abbreviation of facsimile, is one of the widely used means of communication in the modern business circle, because it quickly,sometimes automatically, transmits and receives written message as well as maps, patterns, diagrams and photographs.

注释：facsimile:无线电传真，传真电报widely:广泛地，普遍地means: 手段，方法business circle: 商界，实业界，工商界automatically: 自动地，机械地 transmit: 图解，图表，示图 photograph: 照片，相片

课文意思：传真，是无限电传真的缩写，是现代商业界普遍使用的通讯方式，因为它迅速，能够自动传输和接收书面信息以及地图，图样，图表和照片。

课文：It takes only a few seconds to transmit a message. What is sent at one end is received simultaneously at other end.

注释：second: 秒，片刻 end:端，末端 simultaneously: 同时地

课文意思：只要几秒钟就能传输信息。一端发送的同时另一端就能收到信息。

课文：It uses the telephone line for sending and receiving message, and the telephone number is also the fax number.

课文意思：传真是使用电话线来发送和接收讯息，并且电话号码就是传真号码。

课文：As a means of communication, fax is taking the place of telephone and telex in many business contacts today and will keep its popularity in the years to come.

注释：take the place of: 代替 popularity: 普及，流行，声望

课文意思：作为一种通讯方式，传真在许多商业联系中代替了电话和电传并且在未来的几年里将继续流行。

传真的排版格式

二、传真的排版格式（考试重点）

课文：There is no uniform format for faxes. It depends mainly on a company’s preferences or the software used to generate faxes.