这本教材共有十八课,每课由剧本、剧情报告、语言技巧、角色扮演和专题讨论等部分组成。它既可以作为经贸专业学生或经贸英语培训班上课用教材,也可作为学习经贸英语口语的自学教材;另外,还可以作为工具书,供经贸工作者在工作实际中查阅。
本教材把首先把经贸英语口语的基本词汇与基本技巧作为教学**。经贸活动范围很广,很多工作专业性很强,因此所涉及的英语不可能在一本口语教材里全部包括。
本教材的另一特点的突出中国特色,强调实用价值。它用连续剧的方式描写一个中国服装公司如何进行国际贸易,凡是作为一名中的对外贸易工作者会遇到的主要场景在剧中都有体现。

Episode One Arrival of the Americans
Episode Two Discussing the Itinerary
Episode Three At the Dinner
Episode Four Sightseeing
Episode Five Shopping
Episode Six Beijing Opera
Episode Seven The Negotiation Starts
Episode Eight Price and Terms of Payment
Episode Nine Delivery and Clmm
Episode Ten Better Machines
Episode Eleven Setting off for the US
Episode Twelve Arrival in the US
Episode Thirteen Visiting the Factories
Episode Fourteen A Busy Night
Episode Fifteen The Weekend
Episode Sixteen Exclusive Sales and Agency
Episode Seventeen Foreign Investment in China
Episode Eighteen New Business Opportunities
附录一剧本参考译文
附录二练习参考译文
附录三语言功能检索表
参考书目
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