外贸函电

　　《外贸函电》编者唐伟、杨明远为高等职业院校教师，有丰富的教学和实践经验。通过总结和分析教学中发现的问题，结合外贸工作的新变化，对《外贸函电》的编写进行了创新。
　　第1，紧密结合高等职业院校商务英语专业学生的英语水平和入职后相关工作岗位的实际需要，打破传统教材等量齐观的做法，对于不同外贸环节所涉及的知识点有所增删。
　　第2，突破了传统外贸函电类书籍以外贸环节为序的编写模式，采用案例式的编写模式，完整再现某一商品进口或出口交易的全过程，将相关环节和知识点有机融入具体案例，便于学生从整体上认知整个外贸流程，自然掌握各个环节中相应的函电特点。
　　第3，以我国当前进出口贸易的主要商品种类和主要贸易伙伴为中心来设计案例，有助于学生全面了解我国外贸的基本情况。
　　第4，在传授函电知识的同时，加入对贸易伙伴所在国家或地区的商业文化背景知识介绍，有利于学生从社会、经济、文化的高度和广度深入认识外贸工作，进一步提升函电书写和涉外交往能力。

　　《外贸函电》：
　　1.Introduction of South Africa Economy
　　Being one of the biggest and most stable economies in Africa, South Africa is a middle-income country, with fully developed basic infrastructure. The manufacturing, mining and service sectors are the largest contributors to the country's GDP. Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Durban and Johannesburg are the primary source of trade for the South African economy.
　　South Africa has abundant natural resources, well developed regulatory systems and an established manufacturing base. The country's modern infrastructure supports the efficient distribution of goods throughout the southern African region. The economy has a marked duality, with a sophisticated financial and industrial economy having grown alongside an underdeveloped informal economy. It is this second economy which presents both potential and a developmental challenge.
　　Over the past decade, substantial increases in government social service spending have helped reduce ...