本教材切合高职高专的教学实际，适应时代发展的新要求，遵循“应用性原则”，突出了技能的培养。全书共分十章，主要内容涵盖书信结构、建立业务关系、询盘、报盘和还盘、形式发票、通讯方式、促销、付款方式、包装、保险、装运等贸易业务。每章设置教学目标、信函、词汇、短语和典型句例、信函注释及练习六个部分。教材基本采用中英文对照，并在每章之后附有信函译文及练习答案，利于教师教学和学生自学。本书可作为高职高专国际贸易专业、经贸英语专业教材，也可作为经贸类管理人员和从业人员培训用书。

Chapter Ⅰ Layout of a Business Letter
Chapter Ⅱ Establishment of Business Relations
Chapter Ⅲ Enquiries，Offers，Counter—offers and Acceptance
Chapter Ⅳ Sending a Proforma Invoice
Chapter Ⅴ Modes of Modern Communications
Chapter Ⅵ Sales Promotion
Chapter Ⅶ Terms of Payment
Chapter Ⅷ Packing
Chapter Ⅸ Insurance
Chapter Ⅹ Shipment
Appendix Ⅰ Useful Expressions in Starting a Letter
Appendix Ⅱ Useful Expressions in Ending a Letter
Appendix Ⅲ Frequently Used Country and Area Codes
Appendix Ⅳ Commonly Used Telex Abbreviations