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?在英语中，合同一般称为Contract，协议一般称为Agreement。????何谓“contract”?? ????1999年中国《合同法》第二条对contract定义为：?A?contact?in?this?Law?refers?to?an?agreement?establishing,?modifying?and?terminating?the?civil?rights?and?obligations?between?subjects?of?equal?footing,?that?is,?between?natural?persons,?legal?persons?or?other?organizations”。根据这一定义，合同平等主体之间设立的确定民事权利和义务的协议。?，? ????Steven?H.?Gifts编著的“Law?Dictionary”中将contract?定义为“contract?is?a?promise,?or?a?set?of?promises,?for?breach?of?which?the?law?gives?remedy,?or?the?performance?of?the?which?the?law?in?some?way?recognize?as?a?duty.”根据这一定义，合同是一种承诺，违反承诺可以得到法律救助，某种意义上法律将履行该承诺看做是一种补偿。? ????L.B?Curzon?在其编撰的字典“A?Dictionary?of?Law”给contract的定义：“Contract?is?a?legally?binding?agreement”根据这一定义，合同就是有法律约束力的协议。? ????综合起来，有一个相同点，就是“Contract?is?an?agreement”，即可将合同说成是“An?agreement?which?binds?the?parties?concerned”或者说合同说成是“An?agreement?which?is?enforceable?by?law”，?也可以说：Contracts?are?promises?that?the?law?will?enforce。? ????何谓“Agreement”?? ????L.B?“A?consensus?of?mind,?or?evidence?of?such?consensus,?in?spoke?or?written?form,?relating?to?anything?done?or?to?be?done.”? ????根据这一定义，协议是对已经做或准备做的相关事宜，经过谈判、协商后取得一致意见，以口头或书面形式做出的约定。? ????Black?Law?Dictionary有两个定义。一个是：“A?concord?of?understanding?and?intention?between?two?or?more?parties?with?respect?to?the?effect?upon?their?relative?rights?and?duties,?of?certain?past?or?future?facts?or?performance”根据这一定义，协议即双方或多方京某些过去或将来某些事实的相关权利、义务或相关权利、义务的履行而达成的一致理解和愿望。? ????另一个是：“The?consent?of?two?or?more?persons?concurring?respecting?the?transmission?of?some?property,?right?or?benefits,?with?the?view?of?contacting?an?obligation,?a?mutual?obligation.”根据这一定义，协议即两个或多个当事人，为了约定单方责任或相互责任，就财产权利、利益的转移取得的一致同意。? ????Contract(合同)和Agreement(协议)是不是可以互换呢？? ????合同的成立必须具备几个主要因素。它们（要约和承诺构成的）协议、约因、设立法律关系的愿望和缔约能力四大部分组成。? ????L.B?Curzon编著的“A?Diction?of?Law”提到：“Contract?generally?involves”? ????1.?offer?and?absolute?and?unqualified?acceptance?(要约和绝对接受)? ????2.?consensus?ad?idem?(意思表示一致，?也叫meeting?of?minds)? ????3.?inte