为方便阅读，本文对我国《合同法》的相关条文及英文译文进行罗列分析。

　　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：

　　(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。

　　英文译文：

　　Article 14 An offer is a proposal hoping to enter into a contract with other parties. The proposal shall comply with the following stipulations:

　　(1) Its contents shall be detailed and definite;

　　(2) It indicates the proposal of the offeror to be bound in case of acceptance.

　　分析及推荐译文：

　　本条的翻译很明显是将中文意思直接译成英语的，存在句法错误，也不符合英文的表达习惯。译文中“hoping to”的逻辑主语为“a proposal”显然不对，如果用动词“hope”， 那逻辑主语只能是人，如the offeror。在表达习惯方面，英语中表达“条件关系”通常用“if”, “providing/provided”等，法律英语还经常用“where”来替代“if”。此外，最后一个“proposal”应为“intention”。

　　诚鹰译文：

　　A proposal for concluding a contract with another person constitutes an offer if

　　(i) it is specific and definite; and

　　(ii) it indicates the intention of the offeror to be bound in case of acceptance (made) by the offeree.

　　第十五条　要约邀请是希望他人向自己发出要约的意思表示。寄送的价目表、拍卖公告、招标公告、招股说明书、商业广告等为要约邀请。

　　英文译文：

　　Article 15 An invitation for offer is a proposal for requesting other parties to make offers to the principal. Price forms mailed, public notices of auction and tender, prospectuses and commercial advertisements, etc. are invitations for offer

　　分析及推荐译文：

　　动词“invite”常接续“to do”的结构，故其名词短语“ invitation for offer”应为“invitation to offer”或“invitation to