A：When can you effect shipment? I'm terribly worried about late shipment.
      你们什么时候能交货？我非常担心货物迟交。

B：We can effect shipment in December or early next year at the latest.
      我们最晚在今年十二月或明年初交货。

A：That's fine.
      好。

A：I want you to look at this material .
      我要你看看这材料！

B：Is this from our last shipment ?
      这是上次叫的货吗？

A：Yes ,it is .
      是啊。

B：I can see why you are having some problems with it .
      我明白为什么你用起来会有问题了。

A：I think you had better come out to the factory .
      我看你最好走一趟工厂，

B：Is there something wrong .
      出了什么事吗。

A：Yes ,your last shipment wasn‘t up to par .
      嗯，你上次送去的货没有达到标准。

B：Let ‘s go out and have a look at it .
      走，我们去看看?

1. 运输的货物
    A shipment is an amount of a particular kind of cargo that is sent to another country on a ship, train, aeroplane, or other vehicle.

    e.g. Food shipments could begin in a matter of weeks.
           几周内就可以开始运送食物了。
    e.g. ...a shipment of weapons.
           运送的一批武器

2. 运输;运送;装运
    The shipment of a cargo somewhere is the sending of it there by ship, train, aeroplane, or some other vehicle.

    e.g. Bananas are packed before being transported to the docks for shipment overseas.
           香蕉在运到码头发往海外之前已经装箱。