| Chinese | English |
| 一般指同段前句提及的内容 | foregoing provision |
| 下列各项目前无货可供 | following items not available |
| 不得追溯以前的合约 | The new rate of commission is to take effect from the next contract. It is not to be backdated to any previous ones |
| 不能提前收回债券 | uncallable bond |
| 世界经济前景 | world economic outlook |
| 业务前景可能好转 | Business prospects are likely to turn better |
| 事前同意的计划 | preconcerted plan |
| 事前审计 | preaudit (与事后审计 (post audit) 相对) |
| 事前测试 | before test |
| 事前监督 | supervision in advance (与事后监督(supervision afterwards) 相对) |
| 事前预防 | obviate |
| 交付前检验 | predelivery inspection |
| 交割日前一天 | ticket day |
| 交易额尚不能证明目前安排独家代理是适当的 | The volume of business does not justify a sole agency arrangement at present |
| 付息及纳税前收益 | earnings before interest and tax |
| 付息纳税前收益 | earnings before interest and taxes |
| 以前的信件 | previous letters |
| 你方的声明与先前所作的承诺相抵触 | Your statement is in contradiction with the assurance you gave us previously |
| 你方确认必须于本月十五日前到达我方，否则该项交易被视为取消 | Your confirmation must reach us before the 15th of the month, failing which we'll consider the deal off |
| 使前进 | carry |
| 债券期前兑回价格 | call price (通常高于面值) |
| 假如在本月三十日或其前不能收到你方信用证，我方只好取消销售合同 | If your L/C fails to arrive here on or before the 30th inst., we shall be obliged to cancel the S/C |
| 停滞不前的经济 | dormant economy |
| 兹附去800美元支票一张，以支付截至目前所欠你方的佣金 | We herewith enclose a check on New York for US $800 in payment of all your commissions due to you up to date |
| 决策前必须权衡利弊 | It is necessary to weigh the advantages and disadvantages before making the decision |
| 出口前景 | export prospects |
| 分配前扣除 | deductions before distributions |
| 利用当前市场情况 | take advantage of the present market conditions |
| 制度前提 | premises of system |
| 前债权人 | former creditor |
| 前后相互参考 | cross reference |
| 前后排列 | tandem position |
| 汇票转让前手 | predecessor |
| 前期测试 | preceding test |
| 前者为各种有包装或无包装的可成个运输的件货 | sundry goods |
| 前者为长期债券 | government bill |
| 前者强调必不可少 | necessaries of life |
| 前者指一国货币在国内购买力下降 | currency devaluation |
| 前者指一般性法律 | common law |
| 前者相当于完税后码头交货价 | ex quay (ex quay duty paid) |
| 前述内容 | foresaid contents |
| 前述条文 | foregoing provision |
| 前述的 | foresaid |
| 前上面所述 | foregoing statement |
| 前面所述 | foregoing statement |
| 卖方必须在1995年4月30日或其前交货 | The seller shall deliver the goods on or before April 30, 1995 |
| 卖方预计在五月三十一日或其前将未完成的订单货物装船出运 | The sellers expect to ship the outstanding orders on or before 31st May |
| 发货前开出的票据 | advance bill |
| 另行通知前 | till further notice |
| 合同前言 | preamble |
| 拉丁同前 | idem |
| 商业回升到战前水平 | Business bounced back to prewar level |
| 四月三十日前 | before 30th April |
| 四月三十日或其前 | on or before 30th April |
| 因为你方所需商品暂时无货可供，所以我方目前无法向你方报盘 | Owing to the temporary unavailability of the articles needed, we're not in a position to make you any offer at present |
| 圣诞节前谈判暂时中止 | Negotiations have been suspended until after the Christmas |
| 前缀在前 | before |
| 指合同在前一部分,在上文中 | in a preceding part of the same contract, etc. |
| 在…前 | precede |
| 在…前 | pre- |
| 在另有通知前 | until further notice |
| 在岀口交易中卖方通常在未收到货款前让岀对货物的占有权 | In export transactions, the seller normally parts with the possession of the goods before receiving the purchase price |
| 在我方另行通知之前请暂缓装运 | Please defer shipment until you receive our further instructions |
| 在接到我方装船要求前请不要装运货物 | Please don't make shipment before receipt of our shipping instructions |
| 在收到货款现金之前 | The seller retains the property in the sold goods until he receives the purchase price in cash |
| 在物价上涨前预先订购货物 | order the goods in anticipation of a rise |
| 在目前商业情况下 | Buyers are rather cautious in the present posture of business affairs |
| 在进行还盘前买主慎重考虑了交易条件 | The buyer deliberated the trade terms and conditions before he made a counter-offer |
| 在银行兑现之前他必须在支票背面签字 | He had to endorse the check before the bank would cash it |
| 如果你方信用证不能在本月底前到达，我们将会错过下月船期 | Failing the arrival of your L/C before the end of the month, we'll miss the vessel next month |
| 如目前你方不能供应 A 型，B 型亦可 | If you cannot supply Type A at present, Type B will do |
| 对接受招标有点迟疑。前者侧重动作 | feel some hesitancy in accepting the invitation to tender |
| 就业前培训 | preservice training |
| 尽力提前装货 | try to advance shipment |
| 工业项目投资前时期 | preinvestment phase of an industrial project (包括：投资机会选定 (identification of investment opportunities) 、项目的初步选择 (preliminary project selection and definition) 、项目研究规划 (project formulation) 、最后评价与投资决策 (final evaluation and investment decision)) |
| 应当在装运期开始前三十日开立信用证 | be supposed to establish the covering L/C 30 days before the commencement of shipment time |
| 情况既如此，我方目前不能向你方报盘 | Such being the case, we regret we're not in a position to make you an offer at present |
| 我们告知你方此种可能性以便你方提前有所准备 | We are advising you of this possibility to the effect that you may be prepared in advance |
| 我们目前最多只能供应1,000公吨 | One thousand M/T is the extreme limit we can supply at present |
| 我方将设法在本月底前装运货物 | We'll manage to ship the goods by the end of this month |
| 我方目前可以向你方提供所要求的货物 | We take pleasure in informing you that we're now in a position to supply you with the goods required |
| 所报数量不足我方目前所需 | The quantity offered is insufficient for our present requirements |
| 所有这些商品目前暂时无货可供 | All these items are unavailable for the time being |
| 投产前费用开支 | preproduction expenditures |
| 投产前资本支出 | preproduction capital costs (包括：开办费和资本筹集费 (preliminary and capital issue expenditures)、建厂前调研费 (expenditures for preparatory studies), 建厂前费用 (pre-production expenditures)、试运转及交工投产费用 (trial runs)) |
| 投产前资本支出 | start-up and commissionary expenditures (包括：开办费和资本筹集费 (preliminary and capital issue expenditures)、建厂前调研费 (expenditures for preparatory studies), 建厂前费用 (pre-production expenditures)、试运转及交工投产费用 (trial runs)) |
| 投产前资本支出 | preproduction capital expenditures (包括：开办费和资本筹集费 (preliminary and capital issue expenditures)、建厂前调研费 (expenditures for preparatory studies), 建厂前费用 (pre-production expenditures)、试运转及交工投产费用 (trial runs)) |
| 投产前阶段训练 | training during the preproduction stage |
| 投资前方案 | preinvestment program |
| 投资前研究 | preinvestment studies (包括：评价研究 (evaluation study)，可行性研究 (feasibility study), 初步可行性研究 (prefeasibility study), 项目机会研究 (project opportunity study)) |
| 投资前研究与分析 | preinvestment study and analysis |
| 投资前研究活动 | preinvestment activities |
| 投资前研究的广度与深度 | scope and depth of the pre-investment study |
| 按与以前某一订单完全相同再续订一次货的订单 | duplicate order |
| 提前付款 | honour a debt in advance |
| 提前付款 | call (债券) |
| 提前偿付 | anticipated payment |
| 提前偿付折扣率 | anticipation rate |
| 提前偿付条款 | acceleration clause (借款协议) |
| 提前偿还未到期借款 | break a loan |
| 提前装运 | effect shipment ahead of schedule |
| 收回前言 | recall one's word |
| 日期提前的票据 | antedated bill |
| 有关信用证必须在装运期前一个月开立 | The relevant L/C must be established one month before the time of shipment |
| 期前兑回溢价 | call premium (可赎债券 (redeemable bond) 于期前兑回时高于面值的部分) |
| 本产品前途广阔 | This line has a broad prospects |
| 本实盘于4月30日或其前回复到达有效 | This is a firm offer, please reply here on or before 30th April |
| 本报盘六月三十日前有效，过期无效 | The offer will remain valid until June 30, after which date it becomes null and void |
| 条款前后不一致 | be not consistent in clauses |
| 检验前风险 | pretest risk |
| 正如协议前文中所述 | as stated earlier in the agreement |
| 此笔交易是按在装运开始前三十天开立有关信用证的协定达成交易的 | The transaction was concluded on the understanding that the covering letter of credit was to be established 30 days before the commencement of the time of shipment |
| 比原先预定的日期提前 | well ahead of the original target date |
| 比原定日期提前了许多 | well ahead of the original target date |
| 注销前有效 | good till cancelled |
| 烤前牛肉饼 | pre-grilled beef patty |
| 生产前推销 | preproduction marketing |
| 生产前时期 | preproduction phase |
| 生产前试验 | preproduction-type test |
| 生产前质量评估 | preproduction quality evaluation |
| 生产前费用 | preproduction cost |
| 生产提前期 | production lead time |
| 由于售货太多，目前不能接受新的定单 | Owing to heavy commitments, we're not in a position to accept fresh orders at present |
| 由于大量的订货，我们目前无力接受新的订单 | Owing to heavy bookings, we're not in a position to accept fresh orders at present |
| 目前供应不能满足国际市场的需要 | Present supplies are not sufficient to meet the requirements in the international market |
| 目前可供货物 | availabilities of goods at present |
| 目前在我处销售这些货物相当困难 | It is rather difficult for us to sell these goods in our place at present |
| 目前客户不需要任何追加数量 | At present the customer does not need any additional quantity |
| 目前市场上水果充斥 | At present, the market is glutted with fruit |
| 目前市场情况可能让人误以为价格将下跌 | The present market situation may mislead one to think that the prices are going down |
| 目前成交业务量尚不足以委托贵方为独家代理 | The volume of business does not warrant entrusting you with the exclusive agency at present |
| 目前我们经济上承担不起它 | We can not afford it financially at present |
| 目前我公司可以供应各式花样的此类商品 | At present, our corporation can supply these commodities in a wide range of designs |
| 目前我方只能向你方报盘1,000公吨 | At present, we can only offer you 1,000 metric tons |
| 目前我方无力供应这些货物 | We're not in a position to offer these goods at present |
| 目前正调拨木料 | Timber is under allocation at present |
| 目的港码头完税前交货价格 | ex quay duty unpaid |
| 税前收益 | earnings before tax (与税后收益(earnings after tax) 相对) |
| 税前账面收入 | pretax accounting income |
| 筹资前景 | financing prospects |
| 结账调整前试算表 | unadjusted trial balance |
| 船必须在潮转前离港 | The boat has to leave the port before the turn of the tide |
| 茶叶市场已从前些时候的疲软中恢复过来 | The tea market has recovered from its earlier weakness |
| 装运前资金融通 | preshipment financing |
| 装运前风险 | preshipment risk (指使用仓库至仓库条款 (warehouse to warehouse clause) 时，货物由卖方仓库运出至装船时的风险) |
| 装运日期已提前 | The date of shipment has been advanced |
| 认为要求买主在装船日期前一个月开立信用证是合理的 | consider it reasonable to ask a buyer to establish L/C a month before the date of shipment |
| 证券未正式上市前的先期交易 | beating the gun |
| 该交易以在装船前三十天开立信用证为条件而达成 | The transaction is concluded on the stipulation that the L/C should be established 30 days before the commencement of shipment |
| 该合同提前终止 | The contract is terminated before the date of expiration |
| 该服务热线发现，64%的男性和24%的女性咨询者在打电话前没有阅读产品使用手册 | The service hotline found that 64 % of its male callers and 24% of its female callers had not read the instruction manual before ringing up |
| 请尽早提前装运 | Please anticipate the shipment as soon as possible |
| 货物必须在信用证期满前装岀 | The goods must be shipped before the lapse of the L/C |
| 货物装船前或卸岸后陆上运输中发生损失的保险条款 | shore clause |
| 起动前检验 | prestartup check |
| 国际收支超前与滞后 | lead and lag |
| 超前作用 | preact |
| 这些是当前流行的式样 | These patterns are the vogue of the day |
| 这份发票是替代以前开岀的那份发票 | This is to take the place of the previous invoice |
| 这是目前唯一可供应货物 | This is the only stock available at present |
| 鉴于目前的情况 | In view of the present situation we're not in a position to make you an offer |
| 销售前调查 | preapproach |
| 本实盘须于当天中午前复到有效 | reply here before noon |
