本书作为带有对外经贸大学商务英语特色的基础英语教材，使用对象主要是远程教育本科阶段的学生，同时也可供其他经贸院校以及希望学习经贸英语的学习者使用。全书共10课，每课包括课文、词汇、注释、练习、练习参考答案，以及课文译文。

Lesson 1 Types of Insurance

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Lesson 2 Foreign Language Study in America

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Lesson 3 The International Reserve

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Lesson 4 Abraham Lincoln

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Lesson 5 How Harmful Smoking Can Be to Our Health

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Lesson 6 What Are Futures Markets?

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Lesson 7 "Ever Tried Talking to a Computer?"

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Lesson 8 Underdevelopment and the Sciences

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Lesson 9 Technological Change and Innovations

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Lesson 10　Economic Ups and Downs

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