本书分为一、二两篇（或称两部分），共23课。第一部分是外贸业务成交的程序环节，比如询价、报盘、还盘、装运、保险、包装、支付、索赔，等等；第二部分包括仲裁、补偿贸易、易货贸易、进口许可证、进口配额、商标注册、招标和建立合资企业，主要讲解业务知识和政策。这些常常是与外商进行业务谈判时会涉及的内容，所以第四版可以进一步提高学员们的口语能力，还可以增加外经贸方面的知识。每一课都配有多种练习并附答案，又有课文中文翻译。本书既可作为教材，又适合自学。
Part I Business Procedures
UNIT ONE Business Inquiries
UNIT TWO On Price
UNIT THREE On Payment and Delivery
UNIT FOUR Counter-offer
UNIT FIVE Shipment
INTER-LESSON (I) Review
UNIT SIX Arranging the Time Schedule of a Visit
UNIT SEVEN Acceptance
UNIT EIGHT Withholding an Offer
UNIT NINE Payment by Installments
UNIT TEN Packing and Labeling
INTER-LESSON (II) Review
UNIT ELEVEN Insurance
UNIT TWELVE Agency
UNIT THIRTEEN Claims (I)
UNIT FOURTEEN Claims (II)
Part II Business Information and Proposals
UNIT FIFTEEN Arbitration
UNIT SIXTEEN Compensation Trade
UNIT SEVENTEEN Registration of Trade Marks
UNIT EIGHTEEN Invitation to Tender
UNIT NINETEEN A Joint Venture
UNIT TWENTY Advertising Agent
UNIT TWENTY-ONE Commodity Inspection
UNIT TWENTY-TWO Franchise
UNIT TWENTY-THREE Technology Transfer