CONTENTS 1
Chapter 1
Ⅰ 1
International Trade 1
Ⅱ 12
Export/Import Trade Transaction 12
Ⅲ 33
Forms of Business Organizations 33
General Aspects of Business Communication 47
Ⅳ 47
Ⅴ 63
Business Writing Principles 63
Ⅵ 80
Appearance and Mechanical Make－Up of Business Letters 80
Ⅶ 105
The Layout of a Business Letter 105
Ⅷ 122
Correspondence Relating to Start of Business Relations 122
Ⅸ 139
Shipping 139
The Finance of Foreign Trade 172
Ⅹ 172
Ⅺ 192
Bill of Exchange 192
Ⅻ 207
Foreign EXchange 207
ⅩⅢ 226
Marine Insurance 226
Telecommunication services 240
ⅩⅤ 273
Correspondence Relating to Foreign Trade Transaction （1） 273
Correspondence Relating to Foreign Trade Transaction（2） 300
ⅩⅥ 300
ⅩⅦ 324
Settlement of Claims or Disputes in Foreign Trade 324
ⅩⅧ 338
Balance of Payments 338
General Revision (Cloze) EXercises 350
Appendix 1－General Commercial Expressions in English and Chinese 364
General Commercial English Abbreviations 374
Appendix 2 - Punctuation in a Nutshell 379
Appendix 3 - Words Often Confused 385
Appendix 4 - Words Frequently Misspelled and Misused 389