三、決定運費的因素 (考試重點)
3-1 課文：When determining the freight rate, the carrier will also consider stowage factor, distance and the age-old principle of “What the traffic can bear”.
注釋：determine: 決定，確定，測定 consider: 考慮，照顧 stowage factor: 積載因數(shù)(stowage: 裝載，裝載量 factor: 因素，要素，因數(shù)) distance: 距離，在這里引申為“航程” age-old: 古老的 traffic: 運輸量，交通量 bear: 負擔，承受
課文意思：在確定運費率時，承運人還將考慮積載因數(shù)，航程以及一個很古老的原則，即“運輸所能承受”的原則。
3-2 課文：In fact, the principle of “what the traffic can bear” in effect means that commodities which are highly rated subsidize those which are rated lower.
注釋：in fact: 實際上 in effect: 有效 commodities: 商品 highly: 高地，非常 rated: 定價的，額定的 subsidize: 補償，資助
課文意思：實際上，“運輸所能承受”原則是指高費率的商品可以補償較低費率的商品。
3-3 課文：This principle was more commonly adopted in the past than the “cost of service” principle because of the problems involved in the computation of the actual unit costs.
注釋：commonly: 普通地，一般地 adopt: 采用 in the past: 在過去 cost of service: 服務成本
computation: 計算，估計 unit: 個體，(計量)單位:
課文意思：“運輸所能承受”原則在過去比“服務成本”原則更為普遍的采用，這是由于實際單位成本計算時所涉及到的問題。
3-1 課文：When determining the freight rate, the carrier will also consider stowage factor, distance and the age-old principle of “What the traffic can bear”.
注釋：determine: 決定，確定，測定 consider: 考慮，照顧 stowage factor: 積載因數(shù)(stowage: 裝載，裝載量 factor: 因素，要素，因數(shù)) distance: 距離，在這里引申為“航程” age-old: 古老的 traffic: 運輸量，交通量 bear: 負擔，承受
課文意思：在確定運費率時，承運人還將考慮積載因數(shù)，航程以及一個很古老的原則，即“運輸所能承受”的原則。
3-2 課文：In fact, the principle of “what the traffic can bear” in effect means that commodities which are highly rated subsidize those which are rated lower.
注釋：in fact: 實際上 in effect: 有效 commodities: 商品 highly: 高地，非常 rated: 定價的，額定的 subsidize: 補償，資助
課文意思：實際上，“運輸所能承受”原則是指高費率的商品可以補償較低費率的商品。
3-3 課文：This principle was more commonly adopted in the past than the “cost of service” principle because of the problems involved in the computation of the actual unit costs.
注釋：commonly: 普通地，一般地 adopt: 采用 in the past: 在過去 cost of service: 服務成本
computation: 計算，估計 unit: 個體，(計量)單位:
課文意思：“運輸所能承受”原則在過去比“服務成本”原則更為普遍的采用，這是由于實際單位成本計算時所涉及到的問題。