Bai Yuan, Assistant professor, advisor of postgraduates, now teaching in the Dep artment of Foreign Trade and Economics in Beijing Second Institute of Foreign La nguages(BSIFL). After graduation from English Department of BSIFL, she pursued M A degree in world economy in both New York University and International Universi ty of Japan. She worked as a special advisor with the national project office fo r World Bank project of rural water supply for 6 years and participated in quitea few complex negotiations on investment and trade.