本錄音教材共25課，內容通俗易懂，切合實際，適合外經貿中等專業(yè)學校的學生使用，同時也適用于從事外經貿工作的同志自學時用。其特點是將講授外貿英語與講授外貿業(yè)務知識有機地結合在一起，使您在學習英語的同時熟悉外貿報價、投保、簽合同，以及技術貿易和補償貿易等。

本書在修訂中，注意了下列方面：

一、在內容上，調整、更新了課文內容，將內容相關的課文串編在一起，形成獨立單元，進一步明確了教學目的，并根據當前外經貿發(fā)展趨勢，刪除或增加了部分章節(jié)，突出了本書的實用性、系統(tǒng)性；

二、在語言方面，對原書的語言進行了大量加工；

三、課文注釋更為詳盡，包括了文章中重點的詞、短語和句子，便于廣大學生學習和掌握；

四、適當地刪、增了練習項目，更新了部分練習內容，使之更適合口頭表達練習，以利學生鍛煉口語表達能力。

本書主要是力求使學生進一步打好語言基礎，提高英語口頭表達能力。

英語錄音讀物，共2盒，由美國專家錄制而成。

錄音人員：男：GEFF LE BLANC（美國），女：ANITA K WONG（美國）。

Lesson 1 Arrival of a Foreign Businessman

1-1 At the Customs

1-2 At the Airport

1-3 On the Way to the Hotel

Lesson 2 At the Hotel

2-1 Checking in at the Hotel

2-2 In the Room

2-3 Looking around the Hotel

Lesson 3 Dining at a Restaurant

3-1 Inviting the Guest

3-2 Before Dining at the Restaurant

3-3 At the Table

Lesson 4 Sightseeing

4-1 Arranging a Visit for the Guest

4-2 Visiting the Museum Park

Lesson S Shopping

5-1 At the Banking Counter

5-2 Accompanying a Foreign Guest forShopping

5-3 On the Ancient Cultural Street

Lesson 6 Accompanying a Foreign Guest forRecreational Activities

6-1 At a Theatre

6-2 At a Dance Ball

Lesson 7 Telephoning

7-1 Booking a Flight

7-2 Placing an Oversea Call

7-3 Leaving a Message

Lesson 8 Seeing a Doctor

8-1 In Mr. Anderson's Room

8-2 At the Hospital

Lesson 9 A Visit to an InternationalBusiness College

9-1 A Brief Introduction to the College

9-2 Around the Campus

9-3 Talking with Some Students

Lesson 10 On the Departure of a ForeignGuest

10-1 At a Farewell Dinner

10-2 At the Airport

10-3 At the Check-in Desk

Lesson 11 A Preliminary Talk with a NewCustomer

11-1 Meeting at the Guangzhou Fair

11-2 On Foreign Trade Policy

Lesson 12 Products Presentation

12-1 A Visit to a Sample Room

12-2 Seeing an Exhibition

Lesson 13 Enquiry and Offer

13-1 Business Enquiry

13-2 Enquiry and Offer

Lesson 14 Price

14-1 Price Haggling

14-2 Market and Price

Lesson 15 Payment Terms

15-1 Payment by L/C

15-2 Payment by D/P at Sight

Lesson 16 Letter of Credit

16-1 Urging the Establishment ofan L/C

16-2 Amendment to an LlC

Lesson 17 Packing and Labelling

17-1 Export Packing

17-2 On Labelling

Lesson 18 Delivery and Shipment

18-1 The Date of Delivery

18-2 On Shipment

Lesson 19 Insurance

19-1 Clarification of Certain InsuranceCoverage

19-2 A Talk on Insurance

Lesson 20 Contract

20-1 Signing a Contract

20-2 Negotiating a I.ong-TermAgreement

Lesson 21 Claims and Settlement

21-1 A Claim Case on QualityDeterioration

21-2 Settling a Claim

Lesson 22 Absorption of Foreign Capital

22-1 China's Policy on Absorption ofForeign Capital

22-2 On Joint Venture

Lesson 23 Technology Transfer

23-1 A Preliminary Talk

23-2 A Further Discussion

Lesson 24 On Agency Agreement andDistributorship

24-1 On Agency Agreement

24-2 On Distributorship

Lesson 25 Modes of Foreign Trade

25-1 Compensation Trade

25-2 Processing and Assembling Trade