LESSON ONE 4
At the Customs House 4
Sentence Patterns……Obligation 1
LESSON TWO 14
Meeting a Foreign Guest at the Airport 14
Sentence Patterns……Arresting Someone’s Attention 11
LESSON THREE 26
Arranging the Time Schedule 26
Sentence Patterns……Arrangements and Invitations 23
LESSON FOUR 36
Advice on Marketing 36
Sentence Patterns……Advice and Opinion 33
LESSON FIVE 49
Business Inquiries 49
Sentence Patterns………Planning 45
LESSON SIX 59
On Price 59
Sentence Patterns……Arguments 56
LESSON SEVEN 74
Going Places 74
Sentence Pattens……Comparison 70
LESSON EIGHT 86
Packing and Dispatch 86
Sentence Patterns……Permission and Prohibition 83
LESSON NINE 100
Market Access 100
Sentence Patterns………Suggestions 97
LESSON TEN 113
Agency Business 113
Sentence Patterns……Agreement and Solidarity 109
LESSON ELEVEN 125
Currency and Payment 125
Sentence Patterns……Disagreement and Disapproval 121
LESSON TWELVE 139
Chartering 139
Sentence Patterns……Generalizations 136
LESSON THIRTEEN 154
Leave—taking 154
Inspection of Outgoing Passengers 157
Sentence Patterns……Parting 151
LESSON FOURTEEN 168
Caution against Substandard Packing 168
Sentence Patterns……Protest and Warning 165
LESSON F IF TEEN 181
A Claim for Damages 181
Sentence Patterns……Complaint and Claim 178
LESSON SIXTEEN 196
Cargo Insurance 196
Sentence Patterns……Insurance 193
LESSON SEVENTEEN 210
Founding a Company 210
Sentence Patterns……Probability 206
LESSON EIGHTEEN 225
Joint Venture 225
Sentence Patterns……Doubt， Hesitation，Disbelief 221
LESSON NINETEEN 242
Clauses in Contract 242
Sentence Patterns……Contrast and Concession 238
LESSON TWENTY 258
Measures to Boost Foreign Trade 258
Sentence Patterns……Reasons，Causes and Re—expressing Statements 254
VOCABULARY 270
SUPPLEMENTARY READING 284