本书是融国际贸易业务知识与英语为一体的英语教材，旨在使学生了解对外经贸业务各个环节，同时学习和掌握英语在各业务环节中的应用。在当前的形势下，我们对从事国际商务活动的复合型人才的需求更加迫切,这对国际商务英语教学无疑提出了越来越高的要求。
为此，此次修订工作主要涉及以下几个方面：
1.近年来，国际贸易实务领域出现了一些新的做法，因此新的国际贸易理论也应运而生。为了体现这些新的知识、信息，我们合并、精简了一些比较传统的内容，同时增补了一些新的内容 （如补偿贸易、代理、合资经营、招投标、跨国融资、电商等）。
2. 对部分课文做了调整，同时增加了新的课文，朝着更实用的方向又跨进了一步。
3.随着时代的发展，我国从事外贸工作的人员的素质越来越高，尤其是英文水平。因此，在增补新课文和新阅读材料的同时，为了不增加教材篇幅，我们删去了大量的词汇训练的汉语译文部分 （已无必要）。
4.对部分练习做了进一步删减和补充。从第 15单元开始，课后的Skill Drilling 部分均增加了阅读翻译的技能训练 （除了对外贸易环节的基本写作技巧外，还要提高读者的阅读能力，扩大知识面）。
5.为提高读者的阅读能力，此次修订增加了一些阅读材料。

十二五国家 级规划教材

配教师网络电子课件含自测题

Unit 1 Modern Business Letters 1
Text A 1
Text B 1
Text C 2
New Words & Expressions 4
Notes 4
Key Words 6
Preposition 7
Reading 8
Exercise 8
Skill Drilling 13
Unit 2 Establishing Business Relations 14
Text A 14
Text B 14
Text C 14
New Words & Expressions 15
Notes 15
Key Words 17
Useful Sentences 18
Preposition 19
Reading 20
Exercise 20
Skill Drilling 25
Unit 3 Enquiry 26
Text A 26
Text B 26
Text C 27
New Words & Expressions 27
Notes 28
Key Words 30
Useful Sentences 32
Preposition 32
Reading 34
Exercise 35
2 外贸英语函电
Skill Drilling 40
Unit 4 Firm Offer & Non?Firm Offer 41
Text A 41
Text B 41
Text C 42
New Words & Expressions 42
Notes 43
Key Words 45
Useful Sentences 46
Preposition 47
Reading 48
Exercise 50
Skill Drilling 55
Unit 5 Counter?Offer & Orders 56
Text A 56
Text B 56
Text C 57
New Words & Expressions 57
Notes 58
Key Words 60
Useful Sentences 61
Preposition 62
Reading 63
Exercise 65
Skill Drilling 69
Unit 6 Confirmation & Acceptance 70
Text A 70
Text B 70
Text C 71
New Words & Expressions 71
Notes 71
Key Words 74
Useful Sentences 75
Preposition 76
Reading 77
Exercise 78
Skill Drilling 82
Unit 7 A Sales Confirmation 83
Text A 83
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Text B 83
Text C 84
New Words & Expressions 85
Notes 86
Key Words 89
Preposition 90
Reading 91
Exercise 94
Skill Drilling 102
Unit 8 Payment & Letters of Credit 105
Text A 105
Text B 106
Text C 106
New Words & Expressions 107
Notes 107
Key Words 109
Useful Sentences 111
Preposition 112
Reading 113
Exercise 113
Skill Drilling 118
Unit 9 Examination of an L/C 121
Text A 121
Text B 121
New Words & Expressions 122
Notes 123
Key Words 125
Useful Sentences 127
Preposition 127
Reading 128
Exercise 129
Skill Drilling 137
Unit 10 Shipment 140
Text A 140
Text B 140
New Words & Expressions 142
Notes 142
Key Words 145
Useful Sentences 147
4 外贸英语函电
Preposition 148
Reading 149
Exercise 150
Skill Drilling 155
Unit 11 A Bill of Lading 156
Text A 156
Text B 157
New Words & Expressions 158
Notes 159
Key Words 160
Useful Sentences 161
Preposition 162
Reading 164
Exercise 165
Skill Drilling 169
Unit 12 Insurance 171
Text A 171
Text B 171
New Words & Expressions 172
Notes 172
Key Words 174
Useful Sentences 176
Preposition 176
Reading 177
Exercise 179
Skill Drilling 183
Unit 13 Packing 184
Text A 184
Text B 184
New Words & Expressions 185
Notes 186
Key Words 187
Useful Sentences 189
Preposition 190
Reading 191
Exercise 192
Skill Drilling 197
Unit 14 Complaints and Claims 198
Text A 198
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Text B 198
New Words & Expressions 199
Notes 200
Key Words 202
Useful Sentences 204
Preposition 205
Reading 206
Exercise 207
Skill Drilling 213
Unit 15 Flexible Trade 214
Text A 214
Text B 214
Text C 215
Text D 215
New Words & Expressions 216
Notes 217
Key Words 219
Preposition 220
Reading 221
Exercise 223
Skill Drilling 227
Unit 16 Electronic Commerce 229
Text A 229
Text B 230
New Words & Expressions 231
Notes 232
Key Words 234
Useful Sentences 235
Preposition 236
Reading 236
Exercise 237
Skill Drilling 241