Text 1 Learn To Be Tolerant 天时不如地利，地利不如人和 1
Text 2 Misfortunes Never Come Singly 祸不单行，一步走不顺，步步有坎坷，这是天意。而大难不死，必有后福，也是上帝的恩赐 12
Text 3 People Are Not Always In The Pink 人生灾难多，疾病也难免。只待严冬过，春色暖人间。 24
Text 4 Social Evils Should Be Rooted Out 社会弊病，应予根除 37
Text 5 Money Sometimes Unmakes Its Makers 切勿做钱财之奴 49
Text 6 Speech Is Silver，Silence Is Golden 言多必失，话多伤人 61
Text 7 Barking Dogs Do Not Bite 言直心不坏，睡狗易伤人 73
Text 8 Do Not Twist The Lion s Tail 切勿太岁头上动土，也忌欺压贫民百姓 85
Text 9 Don t Change Horses In The Middle Of The River 行到河中不换马，鼓足勇气闯难关 96
Text 10 Keep a Stiff Upper Lip 成功永远属于自信、自尊、自重之人 108
Text 11 A Spafkling Conversationist Knows How To Break The Ice 话要少说，事要多知 120
Text 12 Better A Witty Fool Than A Foolish Wit 智者千虑，必有一失 131
Text 13 Someone Has To Bring Home The Bacon 勤奋养家业，懒惰无前程 144
Text 14 There s Always Someone Who Will Tickle You Pink 笑一笑，十年少；愁一愁，白了头 156
Text 15 A One-Day Pop Star Makes A Life-long Millionaire 一日歌星，百日富翁 168
Text 16 There Is Something That Teases Your Mind 人生有迷雾，也有睛天。信心会助你冲破迷雾，拨出睛天。有志者事竟成 180
Text 17 A Rose Without A Thorn 生活本无平坦路，只待具有信心人 192
Text 18 Marry In Haste And Repent At Leisure 婚前不慎重，婚后泪水多 204
Text 19 All s Well That Ends Well 成功永远属于脚踏实地的人们 216
Text 20 Useful Idiomatic Expressions，Slangs And Proverbs 渊博的知识来自日积月累 229
Key To Exercises 练习答案 278
Acknowledgments 感谢 289