外语教学的成败在很在程度上取决于外语教材的质量。教材是实施教学大纲的载体，是教师组织教学活动的主要依据，是学生获得知识和技能的主要来源。笔者使用过几种不同版本的外语教材，其中北外的《基础俄语》是一种颇具特色、不可多得的好教材。其主要特点表现在如下几方面：? The success of foreign language teaching depends very much on the quality of foreign language teaching materials. Textbooks are the carrier of the implementation of the syllabus, the main basis for teachers to organize teaching activities, and the main source of students’ access to knowledge and skills. The author has used several different versions of foreign language teaching materials, including “Basic Russian” outside of Beihua University, a distinctive and rare textbook. Its main features are shown in the following aspects:?