Unit 1 Meeting Guests at Nanning Wuxu International Airport 1
Section A Pattern Drills 1
Ⅰ Greeting and Responding 1
Ⅱ Introducing and Responding 1
Ⅲ Asking for the Trip 2
Ⅳ Wishing 2
Section B Dialogues 2
Dialogue 1 Introducing Each Other at Departure Hall 2
Dialogue 2 Introducing Nanning's Infrastructure on the Way to Nanning Hotel 3
Dialogue 3 Introducing Guangxi Beibu Gulf Economic Zone at Nanning Hotel 3
Exercises 7
Ⅰ Interpret the following sentences into Chinese 7
Ⅱ Interpret the following sentences into English 7
Ⅲ Interpret the following dialogue into English 7
Section C Reading 8
Regionally Internationalized Metropolis:Nanning City 8
Ⅰ Advantages of Nanning 11
Ⅱ Turning Nanning into Water City 17
Ⅲ Many Changes to Create New Images of Nanning 20
Ⅳ Nanning International Art Festival of Folk Song 22
Ⅴ Nanning Economic and Technological Development Zone 23
Discussion 29
Unit 2 Making Inquiries at the China-ASEAN Expo 30
Section A Pattern Drills 30
Ⅰ Asking For General Information of the Factory and the Goods 30
Ⅱ Introducing and Promoting the Products 30
Ⅲ Asking for Catalogue,Price List and Samples 30
Ⅳ Bargaining 31
Section B Dialogues 31
Dialogue 1 Inquiring for Canned Lobsters 31
Dialogue 2 Inquiring for Eiderdown Products 32
Dialogue 3 Inquiring for Nanning Motorcycles 32
Exercises 35
Ⅰ Interpret the following sentences into Chinese 35
Ⅱ Interpret the following sentences into English 35
Ⅲ Interpret the following dialogue into English 36
Section C Reading 36
The Economic Engine:China-ASEAN Expo 36
Ⅰ Major Events in the 15 Years(1991—2006)of China-ASEAN Dialogue Partnership 37
Ⅱ Preparation for China-ASEAN Expo 39
Ⅲ The First China-ASEAN Expo 48
Ⅳ The Second to the Fourth China-ASEAN Expos 51
Ⅴ The Fifth China-ASEAN Expo 55
Ⅵ Sixth China-ASEAN Expo 58
Ⅶ The Seventh China-ASEAN Expo 61
Ⅷ China-ASEAN International Tourism Cooperation Forum 63
Discussion 66
Unit 3 Making Offers and Counter-Offers at Nanning Economic and Technical Development Zone 67
Section A Pattern Drills 67
Ⅰ Making Offers 67
Ⅱ Making Counter-Offers 68
Ⅲ Replying to the Counter-Offers 68
Section B Dialogues 69
Dialogue 1 Discussing a Firm Offer for Nanning Tractors 69
Dialogue 2 Discussing a Firm Offer for Chinese Traditional Medicine 69
Dialogue 3 Discussing a Non-firm Offer for Nanning Jasmine Tea 70
Exercises 72
Ⅰ Interpret the following sentences into Chinese 72
Ⅱ Interpret the following sentences into Chinese 73
Ⅲ Interpret the following dialogue into English 73
Section C Reading 73
Prosperous and Thriving City:Nanning City 73
Ⅰ Sound and Rapid Economic and Social Development 74
Ⅱ The Development of Service Industry and Urban Serving Capacity 77
Ⅲ The Development of Social Undertakings and Civilization 78
Ⅳ The Acceleration of a New-type Industrialization Process 81
Ⅴ The Acceleration of Service Industry with Modem Logistics,Tourism and Convention 83
Ⅵ The Development of County Economy and the Building of a New Socialist Countryside 85
Ⅶ The Increase of Efforts to Conserve Energy,Reduce Emissions and Protect the Environment 86
Ⅷ The Strength of Urban Planning and Construction 87
Ⅸ The Development of High-leveled Wuxiang New District 89
Ⅹ The Improvement of People's Living Conditions 89
Ⅺ The Development of Social Causes to Increase Urban and Rural Civilized Level 91
Ⅻ Reform and Innovation for More Prospects of Opening up and Cooperation 93
ⅩⅢ The Improvement of the Government Competence 94
Discussion 97
Unit 4 Purchasing at Beihai High-tech Park 98
Section A Pattern Drills 98
Ⅰ Discussing Quality 98
Ⅱ Negotiating Quantity 98
Section B Dialogues 99
Dialogue 1 Ordering Beihai Brand Generation 3 Mobile Phone 99
Dialogue 2 Ordering Beihai Brand Therapeutic Apparatus 99
Dialogue 3 Ordering Remote Sensing Equipments 100
Exercises 102
Ⅰ Interpret the following sentences into Chinese 102
Ⅱ Interpret the following sentences into English 102
Ⅲ Interpret the following dialogue into English 103
Section C Reading 103
Tourism City:Beihai City 103
Ⅰ Beautiful Holiday Resorts 105
Ⅱ Tasteful Seafood and Local Products 109
Ⅲ Wonderful Nightlife 113
Ⅳ Developed Transportation 114
Ⅴ Beihai's Development in Full Swing 117
Discussion 121
Unit 5 Negotiating Payment Terms in Qinzhou Bonded Port Area 123
Section A Pattern Drills 123
Ⅰ Suggesting Payment Terms 123
Ⅱ Asking for More Favorable Terms 123
Ⅲ Agreeing to Easier Terms 123
Ⅳ Disagreeing to Buyers' Requests 124
Ⅴ Discussing Installment Payment 124
Section B Dialogues 125
Dialogue 1 Discussing Whether to Accept D/P 125
Dialogue 2 Discussing Whether to Accept L/C 125
Dialogue 3 Discussing Whether to Accept Installments 126
Exercises 128
Ⅰ Interpret the following sentences into Chinese 128
Ⅱ Interpret the following sentences into English 128
Ⅲ Interpret the following dialogue into English 129
Section C Reading 129
Industrial City:Qinzhou City 129
Ⅰ Qinzhou Port Economic Development Zone 131
Ⅱ Qinzhou Bonded Port Area 134
Ⅲ Hi-tech Companies Going West 138
Ⅳ CNPC's Plan to Build an Oil Refinery in Qinzhou City 140
Ⅴ Qinzhou Oil Refinery's Starting to Operate 141
Ⅵ Qinzhou Oil Refinery's Production Online 143
Ⅶ Qinzhou Oil Refinery's Influence towards Oil Product Supply Pattern in Southern Regions 144
Ⅷ APP's Pulp and Paper Making in Qinzhou City 145
Discussion 150
Unit 6 Insuring at the PICC,Beibu Gulf Branch 151
Section A Pattern Drills 151
Ⅰ Discussing Insurance 151
Ⅱ Discussing Premium 151
Section B Dialogues 152
Dialogue 1 Insuring Qinzhou Electronic Camera-Controlling Computers 152
Dialogue 2 Insuring Nanning Embroidered Silk Underwear 153
Dialogue 3 Insuring Fangcheng Non-freon Refrigerators 153
Exercises 155
Ⅰ Interpret the following sentences into Chinese 155
Ⅱ Interpret the following sentences into English 155
Ⅲ Interpret the following dialogue into English 156
Section C Reading 156
A New Development Pole:Guangxi Beibu Gulf Economic Zone 156
Ⅰ The Positioning of Guangxi Beibu Gulf Economic Zone 157
Ⅱ The construction of Guangxi Beibu Gulf Economic Zone 160
Ⅲ The Administration Mode of Guangxi Beibu Gulf Economic Zone 169
Ⅳ The Guarantee of the Land Supply for the Construction of Guangxi Beibu Gulf Economic Zone 171
Ⅴ The Rise of Guangxi Beibu Gulf Economic Zone 172
Ⅵ The development phase of the First Inter-Area Functional Group of Guangxi Beibu Gulf Economic Zone 174
Discussion 176
Unit 7 Negotiating Transportation and Shipment at Fangcheng Port 177
Section A Pattern Drills 177
Ⅰ Negotiating Transportation 177
Ⅱ Negotiating Shipment 177
Ⅲ Negotiating Partial Shipment 178
Section B Dialogues 179
Dialogue 1 Negotiating the Transportation of Iron Ore 179
Dialogue 2 Negotiating the Shipment of Chinese Textiles 179
Dialogue 3 Negotiating Partial Shipment 180
Exercises 182
Ⅰ Interpret the following sentences into Chinese 182
Ⅱ Interpret the following sentences into English 183
Ⅲ Interpret the following dialogue into English 183
Section C Reading 183
Harbour City:Fangcheng Port City 183
Ⅰ The Largest Port at Southwest China-Fangcheng Port 187
Ⅱ Jinchuan Group's Nonferrous Metal Processing Project in Fangcheng Port City 191
Ⅲ WISCO's Steelworks Project in Fangcheng Port City 192
Ⅳ China's Fourth Nuclear Power Station in Fangcheng Port City 193
Ⅴ Fangcheng Power Station 195
Ⅵ Cross-Border Trade in Dongxing,Fangcheng 196
Ⅶ Wanwei Goldern Beach and Mangrove 198
Discussion 204
Unit 8 Discussing Commodity Inspection at CIQ,Pingxiang Branch 205
Section A Pattern Drills 205
Ⅰ Agreeing With the Results of Inspection 205
Ⅱ Disagreeing With the Results of Inspection 205
Section B Dialogues 206
Dialogue 1 Discussing the Inspection of Nanning Rice 206
Dialogue 2 Discussing the Inspection of Qinzhou Medical Instruments 207
Dialogue 3 Discussing the Inspection of Pingguo Aluminum Ingots 207
Exercises 209
Ⅰ Interpret the following sentences into Chinese 209
Ⅱ Interpret the following sentences into English 209
Ⅲ Interpret the following dialogue into English 210
Section C Reading 210
Cross-Border Trade City:Pingxiang City 210
Ⅰ Pingxiang Integrated Bonded Area 212
Ⅱ A Regional and International Port City 213
Ⅲ The High-Speed Growth of Pingxiang City's Border Trade 214
Ⅳ Cross Border Economic Cooperation between Guangxi and ASEAN FTA 215
Discussion 220
Unit 9 Lodging Claims at Qinzhou Port 221
Section A Pattern Drills 221
Ⅰ Making a Claim 221
Ⅱ Replying to a Claim 222
Section B Dialogues 222
Dialogue 1 Lodging a Claim for American Soya-Bean Oil 222
Dialogue 2 Making a Claim for Australian Wheat 223
Dialogue 3 Lodging a Claim for French Luxurious Fur Coats 224
Exercises 227
Ⅰ Interpret the following sentences into Chinese 227
Ⅱ Interpret the following sentences into English 228
Ⅲ Interpret the following dialogue into English 228
Section C Reading 228
China's Next New Growth Pole:Pan-Beibu Gulf Economic Cooperation 228
Ⅰ Guangxi Beibu Gulf Economic Zone Development Scheme 228
Ⅱ The Initiation of Pan-Beibu Gulf Economic Cooperation 240
Ⅲ Action Programme of Pan-Beibu Gulf Economic Cooperation Joint Expert Group 249
Ⅳ Highlights of Beibu Gulf Rim Economic Cooperation 252
Ⅴ China-ASEAN Free Trade Area's Positive Impact 261
Discussion 269
Appendix 270
Ⅰ Initialisms for Oral Business English 270
Ⅱ Initialisms for the Main Countries and Areas 280
Ⅲ World's Main Currency 283
Ⅳ World's Leading Ports 287
Bibliography 294