CONTENTS 1
1．路遇 Meeting with a Friend on the Way 1
2．去饭馆儿 Going to the Restaurant 4
3．变马为牛 Changing Horses to Cows 8
4．说“老” Talking About"Old" 12
5．左撇子 The Left-hander 16
6．重男轻女 Regarding Men as Superior to Women 19
7．说“爱人” Talking About"Wife" 23
8．做鞋的 The Shoe-maker 27
9．自相矛盾 Self-contradiction 32
10．北京的山 The Mountains in Beijing 36
11．狗经理 The Manager of Dog 41
12．吃鸡子儿 Eating Eggs 46
13．多音字 The Words of Poly-pronunciations 51
14．学量词的窍门儿 The Knack in Learning Measure Words 56
15．传言 The Hearsay 61
16．摇元宵 Making Sweet Dumplings 66
17．说话的艺术 The Art of Talking 71
18．说轻声 Talking About Light Tones 76
19．颜色的误会 Talking About Colour 82
20．妻管严 Dominant Wife and Obedient Husband 88
21．活字典 The Living Dictionary 94
22．变调 Tone Changes 99
23．忌讳 Taboos 106
24．募捐 Donation 112
25．金戒指 The Gold-ring 117
26．一叶障目 Using a Leaf to Cover the Eyes 123
27．建议 Suggestions 129
28．老人谈 The Problems of the Old 135
29．数字的学问 Learning the Usage of Figures 141
30．全身是成语 Idioms from Head to Toe 147