本书是大学专业英语系列教材中的一册。教材在内容和语言上贯彻循序渐进的原则。在内容上,第一册主要涉及本专业的原理和基础知识,第二、三册主要涉及本专业的历史及专家论点;其要旨在于帮助学生完成从基础英语到专业英语的过渡;在语言上,选材从难度、可读性等方面出发,贯穿了由浅入深的原则。
考虑到《大纲》对专业英语学时和阅读量的要求,我们采用了“主、副”课文制,对主课文从注解和练习两方面进行了重点处理,用作教师课内重点讲解的内容,副课文主要供学生课后自学,以便以主课文从语言和知识两方面起到巩固作用。
本教材强调理解的准确性和学生的应用能力,因此,练习针对这两方面进行了重点编写,配有理解、语言应用(包括词汇应用、语篇应用)练习,理解题强调准确理解、思考、分析、评价、讨论,每课练习中所采用的例句从知识和语言上均与主课文或已学过的课文有关。
Unit Three Contracts
Lesson One Introduction
Lesson Two Performance and Non-Performance
Lesson Three Contract Remedies and Computation of Damages
Lesson Four Rights of Third Parties
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Unit Four Negotiable Instruments and Secured Transactions
Lesson One Commercial Paper and the Concept of Holder in Due Course
Lesson Two The Collection Process
Lesson Three Secured Transactions
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Unit Five The Law of Property
Lesson One Property: Real and Personal
Lesson Two Transfer of Real Property
Lesson Three Real Estate Brokers and the Law of Agency
Lesson Four Intellectual Property
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Appendix I Key to Exercises
Appendix II Text Translations
Appendix II Glossary
From the point of view of legal effects,contracts may be valid,void,or voidable.A valid contract is one that is in all respects in accordance with the legal ments,it is said to be void.