本书系高等院校专业外贸英语经典教材，每课由课文\\词汇\\习题\\阅读共四部分学习内容组成。

此为第三版,其更新部分取材于最新的商贸英语专著、文献和报刊文章。

Lesson 1

 Text: Import and Export

 Additional Reading: Shipping, Insurance and Customs

Lesson 2

 Text: International Trade

 Additional Reading: Unique Problems in International Trade

Lesson 3

 Text: Letters of Credit

 Additional Reading: Incoterms (2000)

Lesson 4

 Text: Trade Information

 Additional Reading: Trade News

Lesson 5

 Text: Keeping the Customer Satisfied

 Additional Reading: Marketing

Lesson 6

 Text: Fortune 500

 Additional Reading: Bill Gates

I.esson 7

 Text: The Spread of CHINA INC

 Additional Reading: China and the U. S.

Lesson 8

 Text: The European Union

 Additional Reading: The Euro

Lesson 9

 Text: Transnational Corporations

 Additional Reading: Third World Powerhouses

Lesson 10

 Text: The Balance of International Payments

 Additional Reading: The Securities Exchanges

Lesson 11

 Text: Foreign Exchange Trading

 Additional Reading: Quarterly Market Report--Global Market Perspective

Lesson 12

 Text: The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund

 Additional Reading: The Joint International Venture

Lesson 13

 Text: WTO Agrees on New Round to Open Markets

 Additional Reading: WTO and Its Ironies

Lesson 14

 Text: The Changing World and Development

 Additional Reading: E-Life

Lesson 15

 Text: The Challenges of the 21st Century

 Additional Reading: US Needs New Thinking on Global Trade

Lesson 16

 Text: The World in 2030

 Additional Reading: Japan's Stumbling Giants