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重点。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

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