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LESSON ONE4

At the Customs House4

Sentence Patterns……Obligation1

LESSON TWO14

Meeting a Foreign Guest at the Airport14

Sentence Patterns……Arresting Someone’s Attention11

LESSON THREE26

Arranging the Time Schedule26

Sentence Patterns……Arrangements and Invitations23

LESSON FOUR36

Advice on Marketing36

Sentence Patterns……Advice and Opinion33

LESSON FIVE49

Business Inquiries49

Sentence Patterns………Planning45

LESSON SIX59

On Price59

Sentence Patterns……Arguments56

LESSON SEVEN74

Going Places74

Sentence Pattens……Comparison70

LESSON EIGHT86

Packing and Dispatch86

Sentence Patterns……Permission and Prohibition83

LESSON NINE100

Market Access100

Sentence Patterns………Suggestions97

LESSON TEN113

Agency Business113

Sentence Patterns……Agreement and Solidarity109

LESSON ELEVEN125

Currency and Payment125

Sentence Patterns……Disagreement and Disapproval121

LESSON TWELVE139

Chartering139

Sentence Patterns……Generalizations136

LESSON THIRTEEN154

Leave—taking154

Inspection of Outgoing Passengers157

Sentence Patterns……Parting151

LESSON FOURTEEN168

Caution against Substandard Packing168

Sentence Patterns……Protest and Warning165

LESSON F IF TEEN181

A Claim for Damages181

Sentence Patterns……Complaint and Claim178

LESSON SIXTEEN196

Cargo Insurance196

Sentence Patterns……Insurance193

LESSON SEVENTEEN210

Founding a Company210

Sentence Patterns……Probability206

LESSON EIGHTEEN225

Joint Venture225

Sentence Patterns……Doubt， Hesitation，Disbelief221

LESSON NINETEEN242

Clauses in Contract242

Sentence Patterns……Contrast and Concession238

LESSON TWENTY258

Measures to Boost Foreign Trade258

Sentence Patterns……Reasons，Causes and Re—expressing Statements254

VOCABULARY270

SUPPLEMENTARY READING284