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Unit 1 Making New Contact
1.1 At Customs
1.2 Meeting Foreign Guests at the Airport
1.3 On the Way to the Hotel
Unit 2 At the Hotel
2.1 Checking In
2.2 In the Room
2.3 Looking Around the Hotel
Unit 3 Dining at a Restaurant
3.1 Inviting the Guest
3.2 Welcome Speech
3.3 At the Table
Unit 4 Sightseeing
4.1 Talking about Weather
4.2 Visiting a Factory
4.3 Company Introduction
Unit 5 Making Phone Calls
5.1 Trying to Make Contact
5.2 Making First Contact
5.3 Polite Questions
Unit 6 Introduction of Products
6.1 General Introduction
6.2 A Visit to a Sample Room
6.3 Talks on Specifications
Unit 7 Enquiries and Offers
7.1 Business Enquiry
7.2 Offer and Counter offer
Unit 8 On Price
8.1 A New Offer
8.2 Bargaining
8.3 Making Comparison
Unit 9 Payment Terms
9.1 Pay by Letter of Credit at Sight
9.2 Propose to Pay by the Letter of Credit
9.3 Asking for Easier Payment Terms
Unit 10 A Letter of Credit
10.1 The Establishment of a Letter of Credit
10.2 Amendment of the L/C
10.3 Extension of the L/C
Unit 11 Packing and Marking
11.1 Export Packing
11.2 Labels
11.3 Container Service
Unit 12 Shipment and Delivery
12.1 On Shipment
12.2 The Date of Delivery
12.3 Late Delivery
12.4 Nondelivery
Unit 13 Insurance
13.1 Insurance Coverage
13.2 A Talk on Insurance
Unit 14 Claims and Settlement
14.1 A Claim Case on Quality Deterioration
14.2 Settling a Claim
Unit 15 Agency
15.1 Trying to Get Agency Right
15.2 Renewing Agency Agreement
15.3 Refusing Request for Agency
Unit 16 Making a Bargain
16.1 Conclusion of Business
16.2 Signing a Contract
Unit 17 Parting
17.1 Seeing Off at the Airport
17.2 Saying Goodbye on Telephone
附录
附录A Common Business English Terms
附录B Common Business English Abbreviations
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