中文合同和英文合同格式区别（合同条款中大写英文字母的运用）

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中文合同和英文合同格式区别

合同条款中大写英文字母的运用

作者：王辉

英文合同中，有些词的首字母需要大写。需要大写首字母的词除了基础英语中用在句首的一般情形外，尤其应注意下列的几种情况：

当事人

当事人指合同双方或各方（一般为两方以上）时，首字母通常大写。例如：

Party B shall inspect the raw materials supplied by Party A forthwith upon receipt thereof.

乙方应一经收到甲方提供的原材料，即行检验。

机构名称

英文合同中涉及的机构名称，首字母要大写。例如：

China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission.

（中国国际经济贸易仲裁委员会）

International Institute for the Unification of Private Law （简称 UNIDROIT）

（国际统一私法协会）

The Board of Directors (董事会) 合同涉及的特指名称

在英文合同中，一些涉及到的关键词语，一般首字母要大写。通常会在合同的定义条款中定义，然后再重复使用。例如：

The Acceptance Test Manual shall be the document prepared by A which will be used by A and the Purchaser FOR checking that the Equipment is in accordance with the specification and Approved Data.

本验收实验手册系指由 A 提供的，供 A 与买方检验设备是否符合技术规格和认可资料的文件。

句中的 Acceptance Test Manual , Equipment, Approved Data均有特指含义。

本合同及合同具体条款及附件名称

Such Site Acceptance shall take place within a period of two weeks after the Effective Date to the Contract as such period may be extended pursuant to Article 6 hereof.

现场验收应在本合同生效日后 2 周内进行，此项验收的时间按本合同第 6 条延长。

Party A and Party B shall make full endeavors to fulfill this Contract with the stipulated period. The schedule of various activities is attached at Appendix 4.

甲乙双方应竭尽全力在规定的期间内完成本合同，各活动的日程表见附件 4

国际公约、惯例和国家法律法规、条例规章等的名称，

例如：This Contract is signed on a mutuality voluntary basis by and between the following Employer and Employee in accordance with "The Labour Law of The People''s Republic of China."

本合同在自愿的基础上由聘用方和受聘方根据《中华人民共和国劳动法》达成协议如下：

合同提及的国际公约、惯例的首字母也需大写，如：

International Chamber of Commerce Term 2000(简称 INCOTERMS 2000)

2000 年国际贸易术语解释通则

也称 International Rules for the Interpretation of Trade Terms 2000

United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods（简称 CISG）

《联合国国际货物买卖合同公约》

The Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits,1993 Revision ICC Publication No. 500

《跟单统一信用证统一惯例》（1993 年修订本，国际商会第 500 号出版物）

The Uniform Law on International Sale of Goods 《国际货物买卖统一法》

The Uniform Law on the Formation OF Contracts for the International Sale of Goods

《国际货物买卖合同成立统一法》

The Principles of International Commercial Contracts

《国际商事合同通则》

合同中的货币名称

Party A shall pay Party B a monthly salary of US$600 (SAY FIVE HUNDRED US DOLLARS ONLY).

聘方须每月付给受聘方美元 600 元整。SAY表示后接大写，ONLY表示整

此外，英文合同为强调某些部分而用大写字母书写以资醒目。

例如在英文合同的开头往往有这样的句子：This AGREEMENT … WITNESSES that WHEREAS … and WHEREAS … NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of it is hereby agreed as follows:

5. 古体词与外来词（Archaic Words and Loan Words）

英文合同中迄今仍然使用一些古体词语，最突出的形式是把 here, there, where 加上介词而构成的复合副词。如：hereby, hereto, hereunto, herein, hereinafter, hereinbefore, hereunder, thereof, thereto，whereby, whereas等等。Here 介词一类往往可以套用介词 this agreement 来帮助理解。There/where 介词就需要考虑上下文参照 here 介词的理解方法。具体的理解和运用将在第 3 章英文合同常用词一节详述。

基于民法法系对普通法系的影响，英文合同的外来词主要是法语和拉丁语，有些外来词已经同化为英语，成为英语词汇的一部分，还有一些保留下来，现在仍在使用。连 Contract这个词都是从拉丁语 contractus演化来的呢。英文合同中常见的不可抗力条款用的 Force Majeure 也是拉丁语。具体例子如下：

The arbitration shall take place in the Plaintiff''s or Defendant''s country.

仲裁应在原告或被告的国家进行。

Plaintiff 和 defendant 原为法语，现在已同化为英语。

The provisions of Paragraph 6 and Paragraph 12 of the US Plan apply mutatis mutandis to the UK Scheme, save that if an amendment is made to the UK Scheme or to the terms of an Approved Stock Option at a time when the UK Scheme is approved by the Inland Revenue under Schedule 9, the approval will not thereafter have effect unless the Inland Revenue have approved the alteration or addition.

应用于英方方案的美方规划的第 6 节和第 12 节的规定的已作必要的修正，除非对英方方案或已批准股票期权条款的修改时值根据附件 9 英方方案已获批准，此后该批准不得生效，除非内税局已批准该改变或增补。mutatis mutandis 为拉丁语，意为已作必要的修正。

An allowance on the basis of 2% of the sales price for each unit shall be calculated and deducted from the purchase price fraction pro rata.

补贴应按每单位售价的 2%计算并从购价中按比例扣除。Pro rata 为拉丁语意为 in proportion, according to a factor that can be calculated exactly.

We appoint and empower Mr./Ms. ______ to be our agent ad litem in the first and second

instances and/or retrial respectively, as well as in the enforcement procedures, with respect to the case of _____vs.______.

我方委托授权某先生/女士为某案一审，二审，再审和执行程序的委托代理人。

Ad litem为拉丁语"for the suit". Agent ad litem表示为诉讼代理人。

6. 助动词的准确使用（Auxiliaries）

英文合同中，shall 并非单纯表示将来时，而常用来表示法律上可强制执行的义务，具有约束力，宜译为"应"、"应该"、"必须"； will 无论语气还是强制力要比 shall 弱，宜译为"将"、"原"、"要"；should通常只用来表示语气较强的假设、比如"万一"。多用"shall"代替"will"或"should"加强语气和强制力。

This Contract shall become effective upon and from the date on which it is signed.

本合同签字生效。

This Contract shall be written in English in four copies. Each party shall keep two copies.

本合同应以英文写成，一式四份，双方各持两份。

Investment contributed by the parties is Renminbi _____, which will be the registered capital of the joint venture company. 各方认缴投资总额为人民币***，将作为合资公司注册资本。

May 则时常用来表达当事人拥有的选择性权利。如 During the Option Period, the Purchaser may terminate this Agreement with a written notice to the Seller. 选择期间，买方可书面通知卖方终止本协议。另看下例：

The parties hereto shall, first of all, settle any dispute arising from or in connection with the contract by friendly negotiations. Should such negotiations fail, such dispute may be referred to the People''s Court having jurisdiction on such dispute for settlement in the absence of any arbitration clause in the disputed contract or in default of agreement reached after such dispute occurs.

首先，合同双方应通过友好协商解决合同产生与合同有关的争议。如协商不成，所争议合同缺少仲裁条款或争议后未达成仲裁协议，则该争议可提交到有管辖权的人民法院诉讼解决。

本句中 shall，should 和may的表达准确，符合人们通过"协商"-"仲裁"-"诉讼"解决争议的基本流程。Shall 表示义务性约定，should 表示假设条件不成就，may表示行使选择性权利。