《物流英语(学生用书)》是一本扩大知识面、提高动手能力、操练物流英语的好教材。它的*大特点是提供了真实而非虚拟的物流货运案例,是一本带领学生一步一步地进入角色,直面货代日常工作中喜悦和痛苦的练兵书。《物流英语(学生用书)》共八个单元,每个单元由三大部分组成。**部分为案例分析,材料来源于德国运输企业的真实案例。这一部分的练习主要是培养英语运用能力,特别是听和说的能力,例如打电话、写商业短文和传真稿、填写表格、审核文件等等。第二部分主要是短文阅读,内容是案例分析**的背景知识,目的是使学生了解专业内容,熟悉专业词汇。第三部分为难度比较大的真实书面材料,如公司介绍、专业采访、广告文字等。在编写上,三个部分内容紧密相连,练习环环相扣,难度循序渐进,是一本出类拔萃的学习物流英语的好教材。 此外,书后的Word List包括全书各处出现的生词和短语。学习者在书中任何地方碰到的生词几乎都能在书后的Word List中检索到。

air freight has become one of the most important methods of transportingcargo,with high growth rates over the last few years.as well as the obviousadvantage of air freight—speed—there are also several other points in itsfavour.among them are the lower risks involved...——leading to lower rates oftransport insurance and lighter and therefore less expensive packaging forgoods.for that reason,the obvious disadvantage——higher freight rates——canbe offset in many cases.
a lot of goods can only be transported profitably over long distances by airbecause every other method would simply take too long.for example,perishable goods(eg fish,fruit,vegetables)could be sent by ship or truck,butwould need special containers with cooling systems.such additional costs alsohave to be taken into consideration.
other goods might be sent by air because they have to reach their destinationas quickly as possible.a german newspaper,for example,can only be soldprofitably in a foreign

1 getting goods moving
2 a forwarding agency
3 modes of transport
4 working with partners
5 dealing with documents
6 on track across europe
7 when things go wrong…
8 sending goods overseas