中英互译交流

达成和解，英文里可以翻译为：reach a settlement (with)。这里的reach，意思是：达成，形成。而settlement，则是（争议的）解决，和解。

New York Times近日一篇关于美联航的新闻报道，其标题就用到了reach settlement：United Airlines Reaches Settlement With Passenger Who Was Dragged Off Plane（美联航与遭强行拖拽下机的乘客达成和解。）

在该报道的正文中，reach a settlement再次出现：”… David Dao, the doctor who was seen being dragged off a United Airlines jet this month in videos that sparked widespread outrage, has reached a settlement with the airline for an undisclosed amount, his lawyers said on Thursday. ” 注意这里的“undisclosed amount”，指的是和解的金额数目未对外披露。

参考链接：

United Airlines Reaches Settlement With Passenger Who Was Dragged Off Plane

在较为正式的书面文件中（如：合同或法律文书等），为了保持行文的简洁，往往会用到“以下简称”、或“下文简称”字眼，那这种说法在英文里该如何翻译呢？

你可以说：hereinafter called …, 或者henceforth referred to as…。二者的意思基本接近。在这里，hereinafter, henceforth，都具有“from this point on”的含义。值得一提的是，hereinafter更多用于文件中，指”从文件中的此处开始”。而henceforth，则往往不局限于某份文件，可以表达通用意义上的“自此以后”。

参考例句： The XYZ company (hereinafter called the ‘contractor’) agrees to provide the following service. （XYZ公司，下文简称“承包商”，同意提供以下服务。）Henceforth, we’ll never go to that restaurant for dinner again. （自此以后，我们再也不去那家餐厅用餐了。）

参考链接：

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/64944/henceforth-vs-hereinafter