本书为商务英语阅读下册，共16个单元，内容主要涉及国际贸易、金融、营销、物流、人力资源管理、跨文化交际、知识产权等。每个单元包括主课文和两篇快速阅读：主课文内容翔实，让读者对本单元话题作整体了解，掌握本领域的专业词汇；快速阅读在训练读者阅读能力的同时让读者了解此领域的发展新动态。

本书适用于高职高专商务英语专业学生，也可作为国际贸易、工商管理等其他专业的学生和从事国际商务的人士及英语爱好者的英语自学用书。

Unit 1  Team Spirit: Cultivate the Culture

Fast Reading I Does Team Spirit Make Economic Sense?

Fast Reading II Team Building: Fostering the Team Spirit

Unit 2 Performance Evaluation 

Fast Reading I Alive Hospice Uses Performance Evaluation in Employee Survey

            and Sees Benefits

 Fast Reading II Microsofi's Performance Evaluation System Roils Coders

Unit 3 Uncovering a Company's Corporate Culture -- a Critical Task for

    Job-seekers

 Fast Reading I Fostering New Ideology and Creating Yueda Brand

 Fast Reading II What Does an Organization's Culture Reveal?

Unit 4 Why Should We Go for Six Sigma?

 Fast Reading I Six Sigma -- the Soul of Effectiveness

 Fast Reading II Six Sigma Implementation at Siemens

Unit 5 General Introduction to Logistics

 Fast Reading I Lowering Logistics' Costs

Fast Reading II International Trade, Transport & Logistics

Unit 6 Challenges Facing Chinese Logistics Industry

Fast Reading I Logistics Firms Face Challenge

Fast Reading II China's Third-Party Logistics Market Report 2006

Unit 7 Just-in-time

Fast Reading | Focus on Public Transportation

Fast Reading II Linyi Focuses on Trade and Logistics

Unit 8 Universal Parcel Service

Fast Reading I  Foreign Express Giant Invests in China

Fast Reading II Corporate Culture of UPS

Unit 9 General Introduction to Insurance

Fast Reading I Executive: Anbang Plans to Move into Life Insurance Sector

Fast Reading II ABC Puts Emotionally Involved Reporter on Hurricane Insurance

            Story 

Unit 10 IPR and Economic Growth 

 Fast Reading I  Jordan Benefits from Intellectual Property Reforms

 Fast Reading II Strategic Moves

Unit 11 Human Relationship in the 21st Century 

 Fast Reading I  How to Deal With Misunderstanding

 Fast Reading II The Most Beautiful Heart

Unit 12 Cross-cultural Communication

 Fast Reading I  Breaking the Barriers of Intercultural Communication

 Fast Reading II Christmas Celebrations Around the World

Unit 13 Business Etiquette

 Fast Reading I  Business Culture in China

 Fast Reading II Helpful Negotiation Tips

Unit 14 Interview Skills

 Fast Reading I On-campus Interviewing

 Fast Reading II Worst Interview Experiences

Unit 15 The Future of World Economy

 Fast Reading I Developing Countries Shaping the Future of World Agriculture

            Trade

 Fast Reading II IMF Predicts Energetic World Economy for 2007 -2008

Unit 16 Sustainable Development

 Fast Reading I  Attracting Talents

Fast Reading II Ending Poverty

Key to Exercises

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