1 、 THIS PURCHASE AGREEMENT is entered into by and between ABC , a Delaware corporation (“ABC”), and EDF, a China corporation (“DEF”), effective as of this XXX, 2005 (the “Effective Date”). The parties hereby agree as follows:
参考译文： 本项购买协议由 ABC 公司（一家特拉华州公司，简称 “ABC” ）和 DEF 公司（一家中国公司，简称 “DEF” ）订立，并于 2005 年 XXX （ “ 生效日 ” ）生效。双方当事人特此约定如下：
注释：一般而言，英文合同的引言都会使用上述句式。句子中 “by and between” 的直译含义为：由某人 …. 且在两者之间；其翻译成中文的含义为：由 … 和 … 某事，但是 “by and between” 是指在两者之间。如果说是在三者之间订立合同，就用 “by and among” 。例如，如果本句被修改为 “THIS PURCHASE AGREEMENT is entered into by and among A, B, C” ，则本句应该翻译为 “ 本购买协议由 A 、 B 和 C 公司共同订立 ” 。 “effective as of” ，系指从某日开始生效。 “hereby” 相当于中文中的 “ 特此 ” ，类似的词还有： hereof ( 本文件中 ) 、 thereof （该文件中）、 whereby （据此，由此）。
2 、 ABC, [XXX to be filled in] , entered in the Corporate Registry of [location] under number [XXX to be filled in] , whose registered office is located [location] , [country], acting on its behalf and on behalf of its affiliated companies, represented by [XXX to be filled in] , acting in his capacity of [position], duly authorised to subscribe to the present contract, Hereafter referred to as “ABC” Continue reading »