二、多式聯(lián)運(yùn)的優(yōu)勢(shì)(考試重點(diǎn))
    多式聯(lián)運(yùn)有下面六個(gè)優(yōu)勢(shì)：
    1. Minimizing time loss at transshipment points 多式聯(lián)運(yùn)將貨物在轉(zhuǎn)運(yùn)地?fù)p失的時(shí)間減到小。(注釋：minimize: 將...減到小;小化 time loss: 時(shí)間的損失)
    課文：Multimodal transport, which is planned and coordinated as a single operation, minimizes the loss of time and the risk of loss, pilferage and damage to cargo at transshipment points.
    注釋：plan: 計(jì)劃，規(guī)劃 coordinate: 協(xié)調(diào)，調(diào)整 single:單獨(dú)的，的，單式的 operation: 操作，營(yíng)運(yùn) risk of loss: 滅失的風(fēng)險(xiǎn) pilferage: 行竊，偷盜 damage to cargo: 貨物的損害 transshipment point: 轉(zhuǎn)運(yùn)點(diǎn)
    課文意思：多式聯(lián)運(yùn)是單獨(dú)營(yíng)運(yùn)計(jì)劃協(xié)調(diào)的，大大減少了貨物在轉(zhuǎn)運(yùn)地時(shí)時(shí)間上的損失以及滅失的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)，盜竊和貨物的損害。
    課文：The multimodal transport operator maintains his own communication links and co-ordinates interchange and onward carriage smoothly at transshipment points.
    注釋：multimodal transport operator: 多式聯(lián)運(yùn)經(jīng)營(yíng)人 maintain: 保持，維持，供養(yǎng) communication link: 通信線路，通信連接裝置(communication: 通訊，通訊系統(tǒng);聯(lián)系方法 link: 聯(lián)合，聯(lián)系人，中繼線，網(wǎng)絡(luò)節(jié)，連接物)onward: 向前的，往前的 smoothly: 平穩(wěn)地，順利地
    課文意思：多式聯(lián)運(yùn)經(jīng)營(yíng)人在轉(zhuǎn)運(yùn)點(diǎn)有自己的通訊網(wǎng)絡(luò)，保證貨物在轉(zhuǎn)運(yùn)點(diǎn)能順利轉(zhuǎn)移并繼續(xù)往前運(yùn)輸。