between...and和from...to在合同中的使用非常广泛,但在文件中,发现这两个短语有用错的情况,如把自2001年至,翻译成了between 2001 and ,很明显是不合适的,因此今天特别提出来仔细讲一下二者之间的区别。我们知道,二者的共同点是:都可表示一个区间,在句中做状语。
但是二者的区别却很大,下面我举一个例子,帮助大家理解二者之间的关系:
(1) the numbers from 0 to 10; 以及
(2) the numbers between 0 and 10
(1)、(2)的区别就很大,前者是从0到10的数字,包括0和10,而后者是0和10之间的数字,不包括0和10。
除了在表示区间的时候有区别之外,二者的区别还在于各自有各自使用的语境,请看如下例句:
between...and
1. any conflict between A and B; any difference between A and B
Should any conflict exist between the provisions of this Agreement and the Site Agreement or the Building Rights Agreement, the order of priority is :
如本协议与场地协议或建筑物权益协议间存在任何不一致的,应按下述顺序优先适用:
2. agreements between A and B
未经XXXXX 书面批准,其不得向任何形式的公共媒体泄露中介机构与XXXXX之间正在进行的任何商业谈判、协商或协议。
It shall not release the existence of any business discussions, negotiations or agreements in progress between the Agency and XXXXX to any form of public media without written approval of XXXXX.
3. You can come between 8 and 9.你可在8点和9点之间来。
from...to
1. 甲方交付的信托本金自交付日至信托期限开始日期间的利息;
The interest of the trust principal delivered by Party A for the period between the delivery date and the starting date of the trust period;
2. 自本协议签署日至交割日,所有陈述与保证均是真实、完整和准确的。
As from the Execution Date hereof to the Closing Date, all representations and warranties are true,complete and accurate.
3. 目标公司本次共计增加注册资本【】万美元,注册资本由128万美元增加至【】万美元。
The Target Company increases [ ] US dollars of registered capital in total this time, making the registered capital increase from 1.28million US dollars to [ ] US dollars.
4. To the extent that the cumulative amount of such withholding for any period exceeds the distributions to which such Partner is entitled for such period, the amount of such excess will be considered a loan from the Fund to such Partner, with interest at London interbank offered rate,until discharged by such Partner by repayment.
若在任何期间内代扣的累计金额超过了合伙人在该等期间内有权获得的分配金额,则超额部分将被视为基金向该合伙人提供的贷款,并按照伦敦银行同业拆放利率计算利息,直到该等合伙人予以偿还。