本书为商务英语阅读上册，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 International Trade 

Fast Reading I U.S. Presses Japan on Farm Imports and India on World Trade Talks

Fast Reading 11 China Maps Out Economic Plan to Promote Sustainable Growth

Unit 2 Setting Disputes -- the WTO's Unique Contribution

  Fast Reading I Integrated Negotiation

 Fast Reading 11 Dialogue Key to Resolving IPR Disputes

Unit 3 Globalization and Its Impact on the Business

 Fast Reading I Population and Globalization

 Fast Reading 11 Norway and Peru Next China's Trade Targets

Unit 4 Can Sino-U. S. Trade Friction Be Solved by Appreciation of RMB?

 Fast Reading I Solving the Trade Imbalance

 Fast Reading ]I Survey: Cheap Exports of China Reduce World Inflation

Unit 5 Don't Fence Me Out!

 Fast Reading I Bush Administration Seeks to Lower Trade Barriers with Latin

            America

 Fast Reading II China: U.S. Piracy Complaint May Hurt Ties

Unit 6 China, Dumping or Not

 Fast Reading [ Chinese Lighter Producers Win EU Anti-Dumping Suit

 Fast Reading II China Steel Companies Win Anti-dumping Cases

Unit 7 The Force Behind the Nike Empire

Fast Reading I Richard Branson and His Virgin Kingdom

Fast Reading II A Most Influential Person of the 20th Century

Unit 8 Regional Economic Integration

Fast Reading I China ASEAN to See Closer Economic Ties

Fast Reading II Speech by President Hu Jintao of China at the 12th APEC Economic

            Leaders' Meeting (79)

Unit 9 Environment, Trade, and Investment (82)

  Fast Reading I The Effects of Trade Liberalization on the Environment

 Fast Reading II EU Leaders Agree to Cut Greenhouse Gases

Unit 10 Negotiation Skills and Strategies

 Fast Reading I Business Is Negotiation

 Fast Reading I Negotiating Customer Agreements

Unit 11 "Toyota" of China

 Fast Reading I Kodak to Slash 3,000 More Jobs as It Wraps up Overhaul

 Fast Reading II Microsoft, Lenovo to Set Up Joint R&D Center

Unit 12 The Survival of the Old Brands

 Fast Reading I Honda Plans New Brand through Guangzhou Venture

 Fast Reading II Pu'er: The Tea That Changed a County

Unit 13 E-commerce: Doing Business Online

 Fast Reading I Going Shopping? Go Global!

 Fast Reading II E-Trading Helps Small Firm Bag Market Share

Unit 14 China's Door Now Wide-Open for Foreign Banks

 Fast Reading I Bank Gets Nod for Joint Venture

 Fast Reading II Foreign Banks Go Local

Unit 15 Known Brands Acquiring Name Recognition

Fast Reading I Mergers and the Supersizing of Bussiness

Fast Reading 11 Thai Company Wins Bid for Gujing Group

Unit 16 Multinational Companies

Fast Reading I Mengniu Inks NBA Promotions Partnership

Fast Reading II Bill Gates: Microsoft to Build R&D Parks in Beijing, Shanghai

Key to Exercises