本书重点介绍了国际贸易进出口的整个流程，注重理论知识和实际操作相结合。该书较好地在练习编排上下了功夫，使得每课内容充实而不单调，便于学生理解和掌握。此外该书还通过注释对每篇文章的难句、复杂句进行了归纳和分解，给出了很好的答题技巧和方法，是学生和老师互动学习不可多得的参考指南书。第二版中，增加了对课文重难点句子的诠释，非常便于广大师生查找、理解和掌握新学的知识点。

Chapter 1 A Brief Introduction to International Trade

 Section 1 International Trade and Its Importance

1.1 The Concept of International Trade

1.2 The Importance of International Trade

 Section 2 Reasons of International Trade

2.1 Not Self-sufficient

2.2 Advantage Theories

2.3 Innovation and Pattern of Demand

 Section 3 Forms of International Trade

3.1 Dealing

3.2 Agency

3.3 Consignment

3.4  Auction

3.5 Trade Fair

3.6 Invitation to Tender & Submission of Tender

3.7 Counter-trade

3.8 Futures

 Section 4 Barriers to International Trade

4.1 Natural Barrier

4.2 Tariff Barrier

4.3 Non-tariff Barrier

 Words and Expressions

 Notes

 Tasks

 Related Link

Chapter 2 The General Procedures of Import and Export Transaction

Chapter 3 Name and Quality of Commodity

Chapter 4 Quantity of Commodity

Chapter 5 Packing of Commodity

Chapter 6 Price Terms

Chapter 7 International Payment

Chapter 8 International Trade Financing Business

Chapter 9 International Cargo Transportation

Chapter 10 Insurance of International Cargo Transportation

Chapter 11 Inspection of Commodities

Chapter 12 Settlement of Disputes

Chapter 13 E-commerce and International Trade

Chapter 14 Trade Organizations

Appendix

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