金融英语辅导：中华人民共和国合同法（二）

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　　第二章 合同的订立
　　Chapter Two: Formation of Contracts
　　第九条 当事人订立合同，应当具有相应的民事权利能力和民事行为能力。当事人依法可以委托代理人订立合同。
　　Article 9 Capacity; Contract through Agent
　　In entering into a contract, the parties shall have the appropriate capacities for civil rights and civil acts.A party may appoint an agent to enter into a contract on its behalf under the law.
　　第十条 当事人订立合同，有书面形式、口头形式和其他形式。法律、行政法规规定采用书面形式的，应当采用书面形式。当事人约定采用书面形式的，应当采用书面形式。
" ~7 R  [4 g, B9 F3 H+ I2 f4 ]　　Article 10 Forms of Contract; Writing Requirement
2 K9 o" L& H" p7 |1 @! I5 F+ G　　A contract may be made in a writing, in an oral conversation, as well as in any other form. A contract shall be in writing if a relevant law or administrative regulation so requires. A contract shall be in writing if the parties have so agreed.
: t/ G4 I: v7 _　　第十一条 书面形式是指合同书、信件和数据电文（包括电报、电传、传真、电子数据交换和电子邮件）等可以有形地表现所载内容的形式。
* u. c9 n. [1 R4 C4 X　　Article 11 Definition of Writing
" _. E4 j: U4 V+ D9 e　　A writing means a memorandum of contract, letter or electronic message (including telegram, telex, facsimile, electronic data exchange and electronic mail), etc. which is capable of expressing its contents in a tangible form.
/ }$ V9 \' I6 g+ M　　第十二条 合同的内容由当事人约定，一般包括以下条款：
1 r4 A& }# t4 x$ R$ |9 {# T: X　　（一）当事人的名称或者姓名和住所；
　　（二）标的；
7 v. G: X: t8 M3 p8 n1 n) {! g　　（三）数量；
4 s2 i* f1 L) P7 Z( [) T　　（四）质量；
, X$ Y+ S6 ^- N4 b' n" x" s- ~7 K9 q　　（五）价款或者报酬；
) ^( V, ~- f5 {# S- n　　（六）履行期限、地点和方式；
　　（七）违约责任；
　　（八）解决争议的方法。
$ R2 V. j) M9 N+ T　　当事人可以参照各类合同的示范文本订立合同。
　　Article 12 Terms of Contract
　　The terms of a contract shall be prescribed by the parties, and generally include the following:
　　(i) names of the parties and the domiciles thereof;
, z% ?6 A5 K2 X6 L/ P0 E; {* v　　(ii) subject matter;
' ]" g  ?' ~0 q* C　　(iii) quantity;
) T0 v, m) i( x) f4 o2 {　　(iv) quality;
6 M, B" u3 \- G　　(v) price or remuneration;
/ N- h5 C; O5 [; k. U1 z8 \　　(vi) time, place and method of performance;
　　(vii) liabilities for breach of contract;
1 m' e2 E4 W5 ?+ t! ^; p　　(viii) method of dispute resolution.
　　The parties may enter into a contract by referencing a model contract for the relevant contract category.
/ z- q6 w; B: a2 t$ c5 m4 P( T　　第十三条 当事人订立合同，采取要约、承诺方式。
/ |9 U; o: Q$ p7 J　　Article 13 Offer-Acceptance
' H0 ~) |! @9 [5 e) @　　A contract is concluded by the exchange of an offer and an acceptance.
　　第十四条 要约是希望和他人订立合同的意思表示，该意思表示应当符合下列规定：
' E0 \2 B  Z/ z: S3 d. x　　（一）内容具体确定；
　　（二）表明经受要约人承诺，要约人即受该意思表示约束。
　　Article 14 Definition of Offer
　　An offer is a party's manifestation of intention to enter into a contract with the other party, which shall comply with the following:
7 s5 N/ @: `4 C2 J4 r, `　　(i) Its terms are specific and definite;
　　(ii) It indicates that upon acceptance by the offeree, the offeror will be bound thereby.