本教材适应外经贸高职高专院校专业英语口语教学要求，以技能训练为主，突出交际实用性，通过课文的多种情景素材，介绍了外事接待和商务谈判活动中常用的对话和表达语句。

全书内容涉及商务接待、日常活动及交易磋商各环节，如客户接待、询盘、报盘、支付、合同、保险、索赔及其他贸易方式。每个单元课文部分由对话、词汇、常用句型组成。练习部分有英汉互译练习、情景对话和开放式讨论等。

Unit 1 Traveling on Business

Unit 2 Receiving Foreign Guests

Unit 3 At the Hotel

Unit 4 Welcome and Farewell

Unit 5 Making Telephone Calls

Unit 6 Seeing a Doctor

Unit 7 Appointments and Arrangements

Unit 8 Traffic

Unit 9 Dinners

Unit 10 Visits and Sightseeing

Unit 11 Recreational Activities

Unit 12 Shopping

Unit 13 Companies and Products

Unit 14 Enquiries and Offers

Unit 15 Price Bargaining

Unit 16 Conclusion of Business

Unit 17 Terms of Payment

Unit 18 Packing and Labeling

Unit 19 Delivery and Shipment

Unit 20 Insurance

Unit 21 Claims and Settlement

Unit 22 Investment and Technology Transfer

Unit 23 Agency and Exclusive Sales

Unit 24 Compensation Trade and Processing Trade