中国法律条例英译质量评估模型测试问卷

Q1:第七条当事人订立、履行合同，应当遵守法律、行政法规，尊重社会公德，不得扰乱社会经济秩序，损害社会公共利益。Version 1Article 7 In concluding or performing acontract, the parties shall abide by the relevant laws and administrative regulations, as well as observe social ethics, and maynot disrupt social and economic order or harm the publicinterests.Version2Article 7 The parties shall, in making andfulfilling the contract, abide by laws and administrative regulations andrespect social ethics, and may not disrupt the socio-economic order nor impairsocial and public interests.

Q2:第二十六条 …承诺不需要通知的，根据交易习惯或者要约的要求作出承诺的行为时生效。Version 1Article 26 ….Where the acceptance does notrequire notification， it becomes effective once an act of acceptance is performed inaccordance with the relevant usage or as required by the offer.Version 2Article 26… If an acceptance needs nonotice, it becomes effective when an act of acceptance is performed in light oftrade practices or as indicated by the offer.

Q3:第三十六条法律、行政法规规定或者当事人约定采用书面形式订立合同，当事人未采用书面形式但一方已经履行主要义务，对方接受的，该合同成立。Version 1Article 36　Where a contract isto be concluded by a writingas required by the relevant law or administrative regulation or as agreedby the parties， if the parties failed to conclude the contract in writing but oneparty has performed its main obligation and the other party has accepted theperformance, the contract is formed.Version 2 Article 36　 Where the parties fail to make a contract inwritten form as provided for by laws and administrative regulations or asagreed by the parties, but a party has already performed the major obligationsand the other party has accepted the performance, the contract shall beconsidered as executed.

Q4:第四十一条对格式条款的理解发生争议的，应当按照通常理解予以解释。Version 1Article 41In case of any dispute concerning the construction of a standard term, such term shall be interpreted in accordancewith common sense.Version 2Article 41if a dispute arises over the understanding of a standard clause, theclause shall be interpreted in accordance with its common understanding.

Q5:第九十七条合同解除后，尚未履行的，终止履行；已经履行的，根据履行情况和合同性质，当事人可以要求恢复原状、采取其他补救措施，并有权要求赔偿损失。Version 1Article 97 Upon termination of a contract， a performance whichhas not been rendered is discharged； if a performancehas been rendered， a party may， in light of the degree of performance　and the nature ofthe contract， require the other party to restore the subject matter to itsoriginal condition or otherwise remedy the situation， and isentitled to claim damages. Version2Article 97 After the dissolution of acontract, for those clauses not yet performed, the performance shall cease. Forthose already performed, the party concerned may, in accordance with the situationof performance and the nature of the contract , demand their restoration to theoriginal status or take other remedial measures, and have the right to claim compensation.