外贸英语话题王 第115期:解决纠纷方式

 　　Ways for resolving disputes  解决纠纷方式

　　It is inevitable¹ to have some disputes in doing international trade business.  国际贸易中偶尔发生纠纷是避免不了的事。

　　Could you tell me how to resolve the dispute in your country? 在贵国是怎样解决这些纠纷的呢？

　　These are several ways.  有多种方式。

　　The best is to achieve consensus² through consultation³. 最好的方法是通过双方协商圆满解决。

　　Would you seek for the legal means if the consultation can't help resolve the dispute? 如果协商解决不了的话，通过法律就是说依靠国家权力来解决吗？

　　Litigation is of course a way of resolving dispute.  诉讼当然是解决纠纷的一种手段。

　　But actually we don't use it frequently. 不过实际上很少使用这种方式。

　　Then what should we do? 那怎么办呢？

　　Usually through arbitration⁴. 一般来说是通过仲裁来解决。

　　Does the final judgement by arbitration have binding⁵ force on the parties concerned? 那仲裁做出的决定是终决，对当事人是有约束力的吧。

　　Yes. 是的。

1 inevitable   

adj.不可避免的，必然发生的

参考例句：

• Mary was wearing her inevitable large hat.玛丽戴着她总是戴的那顶大帽子。
• The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。

2 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

3 consultation   

n.咨询；商量；商议；会议

参考例句：

• The company has promised wide consultation on its expansion plans.该公司允诺就其扩展计划广泛征求意见。
• The scheme was developed in close consultation with the local community.该计划是在同当地社区密切磋商中逐渐形成的。

4 arbitration   

n.调停，仲裁

参考例句：

• The wage disagreement is under arbitration.工资纠纷正在仲裁中。
• Both sides have agreed that the arbitration will be binding.双方都赞同仲裁具有约束力。

5 binding   

有约束力的，有效的，应遵守的

参考例句：

• The contract was not signed and has no binding force. 合同没有签署因而没有约束力。
• Both sides have agreed that the arbitration will be binding. 双方都赞同仲裁具有约束力。