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东尼亚·特拉佩、Graham Tullis、王立非主编的《新标准商务英语综合教程（附光盘4）》包括十个单元，每个单元由以下重要部分组成： Reading 精选 期刊The Economist中的文章，材料新颖、主题典型、语言地道，为学生学习专业的商务语言提供良好素材。 Business knowledge 紧扣单元主题，精讲相关领域商务知识，兼顾专业性与实用性，以拓宽学生的商务视野，提升商务素养。 Language work 设计针对词、句、段、篇的语言练习，题型丰富（涵盖词义辨析、中英互译、完形填空、篇章改错和阅读理解等题型）， 进行语言训练，夯实学生语言基础，提升语言能力。 Grammar in use 针对中国学生在语法方面的薄弱点，结合实际商务场景，模拟商务写作、商务情景会话等，加强语法能力的同时，强调实际运用。 Listening 选取内容真实、体裁丰富的音频资源，设计题型多样的听
