early in May                    5月初

behind the schedule              赶不上船期

as well as                      和，以及

tie up                         拴住 

and what not                   如此等等

Nothing goes wrong             没事，没出事

in the meantime                同时

I’d like you to do something      我想请你做某事

rest assured of something        对于某事放心

set about doing something        着手做某事

without fail                    一定，务必

take a careful onte of            注意，小心

                                    NOTES

I. Liu, when do I have to open the covering letter of credit if I want the goods delivered in June?

  刘先生，如果我想让货物6月份装运，应在什么时间开出有关信用证？

常用的有关信用证用语如下：

Please extend the letter of credit for 30 days.

请将信用证展期30天。

Please extend shipment and negotiation to September 10 and September 25 respectivelky.

请将信用证装船期展至9月10日，议付期（有效期）展至9月25日。

Please try to get extension of 20 days on your Letter of Credit.

请将你的信用证展期20天。

Please cancel” shipment per sample” in your letter of credit.

请将信用证中“凭样交货”字样取消。

Your are to increase the amount of the letter of credit by $ 500.

你方得将信用证金额增加500美元。

Please delete word “long” and insert” metric” before “ton”.

请将“吨”字前的“长”字取消，加上“公”字。

Letter of credit should be amended to read “partial shipment and transshipment allowed”.

请将信用证修改为允许分批装运和转运。

Your letter of credit is short of $ 5,000.

你方信用证少开5，000美元。

Your letter of credit is short-established to the amount of $ 5,000.

你方信用证少开了5，000美元。

2. You’ll have to open the letter of credit early in May, that is, about 30 days before the time of shipment.

  你方得于5月初，即装船期前一个月开出信用证。

  在时间表达方法上注意，中国人经常说“上、中、下旬”， 但外国并无此时间概念，他们说：

  At the beginning/end of a month. 月初/月末

  The first/second week of the month.该月第一周/第二周

  另外他们还说：

early in February / early February /in the early part of february 2月初

  late in February / late February / in late part of February 2月末