<div class="nav">
            <div class="nav_left"></div>
            <div class="nav_mid">
                <div class="nav_mid_left">
                    <ul>
                        <li><a href="#">首页</a></li>
                        <li><a href="list.html">关于慕课</a></li>
                        <li><a href="list.html">新闻动态</a></li>
                        <li><a href="list.html">课程中心</a></li>
                        <li><a href="list.html">在线课程</a></li>
                        <li><a href="list.html">人才招聘</a></li>
                    </ul>    
                </div>
                <div class="nav_mid_right">
                    <form action="" method="post">
                        <input type="text" class="search_text" />
                    </form>
                </div>
            </div><!-- nav_mid结束 -->
            <div class="nav_right"></div>
        </div><!-- nav结束 -->

CSS如下：
.nav{
    height: 40px
}
.nav_left{
    width:10px;
    background: url(images/nav_left.jpg) no-repeat;
}
.nav_mid{
    width: 980px;
    background: url(images/nav_bg.jpg) repeat-x;
    line-height: 40px;
}
.nav_right{
    width: 10px;
    background: url(images/nav_right.jpg) no-repeat;
}
.nav_left, .nav_mid, .nav_right{
    height:40px;
    float: left;
}/*各类有相同代码，可这样连写*/
.nav_mid_left,.nav_mid_right{
    float: left;
}
.nav_mid_left{
    width: 680px;
}
.nav_mid_right{
    width: 300px;
}
.nav_mid_left li{
    float: left;
    list-style:none;
    width: 100px;
    text-align:center;
    line-height: 40px;
}
.nav_mid_left a:link,.nav_mid_left a:visited{
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #FFF;
    font-size:16px;
    font-family: "微软雅黑"
}/*超链接的初始状态和访问状态*/
.nav_mid_left a:hover,.nav_mid_left a:active{
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #FF0;
    font-size:16px;
    font-family: "微软雅黑"
}/*鼠标经过时和点击时的状态*/
.search_text{
    width: 190px;
    height: 25px;
    float: left;
    margin-top: 5px;
    background: url(images/search.jpg) no-repeat right center;
    background-color: #FFF;
    padding-right: 25px;/*字体不会与搜索图标重复*/
    border:1px solid #FFF;
}