情景會話口袋書人際篇 第633期:索賠(3)

9. I don't think the responsibility should rest with us.

我認為責(zé)任不在我方。

還能這樣說：

I believe that we don't take the responsibility.

I believe that we are not responsible for that.

應(yīng)用解析：

rest one's hope on (upon) sb. 把希望寄托在某人身上;

rest with 取決于

10. You will have to compensate us for the loss.

你必須賠償我們的損失。

還能這樣說：

You must pay for what we lost.

You must compensate what we lost caused by your mistake.

諺語：

No great loss without some small gain.

塞翁失馬，焉知非福。

11. We cannot entertain your claim.

我們不能受理你們的索賠。

還能這樣說：

We cannot consider your claim as requested.

Your claim cannot be accepted.

諺語：

Don't claim to know what you don't know.

不要不懂裝懂。

12. I am here to make a claim of the latest shipment.

我到這兒是來對最近的一批貨提出索賠的。

還能這樣說：

The purpose I come here is to make a claim of the latest shipment.

I intend to lodge a claim of the latest shipment here.

應(yīng)用解析：

jump a claim 強占采礦權(quán);

claim sth. back 要回某物，索回;

lay claim to sth. 聲稱對某事有權(quán)利;

stake one's claim to sth. 劃歸為己有，聲稱與某事有特殊關(guān)聯(lián)

13. Are we entitled to lodge claim?

我們是否有權(quán)提出索賠?

還能這樣說：

Do we have the right to make a claim?

Are we eligible to claim?

應(yīng)用解析：

entitle sb. to sth. 給予某人獲得某事或做某事的權(quán)利，使某人有資格獲得某事