TABLE OF CONTENTS 1
音标表 1
UNIT ONE 3
GREETINGS AND ASKING ABoUT PEoPLE 3
Ⅰ．HoW Are you 3
Ⅱ．HoW Is Henry 4
Ⅲ．You'd Better Get Some Rest 5
CULTURAL INFoRMATIoN 6
EXERCISES 7
Ⅰ．Haven't We Met Before 16
INTRODUCTIoN 16
UNITTWO 16
Ⅱ．Have You Met Before 17
Ⅲ．I Wasn't at the Party 18
Ⅳ．I Work for the UN 18
CULTURAL INFORMATION 20
EXERCISES 21
UNIT THREE 29
TIME AND DATE 29
Ⅰ．Are We Too Late 29
Ⅲ．When Are YouLeaving 30
Ⅱ．What Time Is the ShoW 30
Ⅳ．Washington's Birthday 31
CULTURAL INFORMATION 32
EXERCISES 33
UNIT FOUR 42
MAKING PHONE CALLS （Iocal） 42
Ⅰ．Making a Survey 42
Ⅱ．Would You Care to Leave a Message 43
CULTURAL INFORMATION 45
EXERCISES 46
Ⅰ．Buy by Mail—order 54
UNIT FIVE 54
MAKING PHONE CALLS （long distance） 54
Ⅱ．Calling back Home 56
CULTURAL INFORMATION 58
EXERCISES 58
UNIT SIX 67
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION（taxi and bus） 67
Ⅰ．Calling a Taxi 67
Ⅱ．Taking the Bus 69
CULTURAL INFORMATION 70
EXERCISES 71
UNIT SEVEN 80
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION（train and plane） 80
Ⅰ．At the Train Station 80
Ⅱ．On a Flight 81
CULTURAL INFORMATION 84
EXERCISES 85
UNIT EIGHT 94
AT RESTAURANTS 94
Ⅰ．At an Elaborate Restaurant 94
Ⅱ．At a Fast Food Restaurant 96
CULTURAL INFORMATION 99
EXERCISES 100
UNIT NINE 107
AT THE HOTEL 107
Ⅰ．I Have a Reservation 107
Ⅱ．Coming Back to Your Room 108
Ⅲ．Looking for a Motel 110
CULTURAL INFORMATION 112
EXERCISES 112
Ⅰ．An Appointment with Professor Tuttle 121
UNITTEN 121
MAKING AN APPOINTMENT 121
Ⅱ．Seeing the Coordinator 122
Ⅲ．An Appointment with a Physician 123
Ⅳ． An Appointiment with a Dentist 124
CULTURAL INFORMATION 126
EXERCISES 127
UNIT ELEVEN 137
TALKING ABOUT THE WEATHER 137
Ⅰ．It's SnoWing 137
Ⅱ．Listening to the Forecast 138
Ⅲ．Let's Go South 140
CULTURAL INFORMATION 142
EXERCISES 142
UNIT TWELVE 152
AT THE DOCTOR'S 152
Ⅰ．I Have a Stomachache 152
Ⅱ．You Won't Need X—rays 154
CULTURAL INFORMATION 156
EXERCISES 156
Ⅰ．Making a Shopping List 165
UNIT THIRTEEN 165
SHOPPING（Ⅰ） 165
Ⅱ．Shopping for Food 166
Ⅲ．Buying an outfit 167
CULTURAL INFORMATION 169
EXERCISES 170
UNIT FOURTEEN 180
SHOPPING （Ⅱ） 180
Ⅰ．HoW Mach Is It 180
Ⅱ．It's on Sale This Week 181
Ⅲ．Returning a Defective Traveling Clock 182
CULTURAL INFORMATION 184
EXERCISES 185
UNIT FIFTEEN 193
AT THE POST OFFICE 193
Ⅰ．Mailing a Package 193
Ⅱ．Airmail a Letter 194
Ⅲ．Surface Is Fine 195
EXERCISES 197
INVITATION 205
Ⅰ．A Dinner Invitation 205
UNIT SIXTEEN 205
Ⅱ．Being Invited 206
Ⅲ．National Day Invitation 208
CULTURAL INFORMATION 209
EXERCISES 210
UNIT SEVENTEEN 220
ASKING DIRECTIONS 220
Ⅰ．Looking for a Shoe—repair Shop 220
Ⅱ．Where Is the Camera Shop 221
Ⅲ．Where Is Central Park 222
CULTURAL INFORMATION 224
EXERCISES 225
UNIT EIGHTEEN 233
GETTING INFORMATION 233
Ⅰ．Didn't You Know 233
Ⅱ．What Did They Say 234
Ⅲ．Do I Need to Take Tests 236
EXERCISES 237
UNIT NINETEEN 246
AT THE BANK（Ⅰ） 246
Ⅰ．Buying Traveler's Checks 246
Ⅱ．Cashing a Check 247
Ⅲ．A Transfer 248
CULTURAL INFORMATION 249
EXERCISES 250
UNIT TWENTY 256
AT THE BANK（Ⅱ） 256
Ⅰ．Cashing Traveler's Checks 256
Ⅱ．Cashing a Personal Check 257
Ⅲ．Opening a New Account 258
EXERCISES 260
Ⅰ．This Isn't My Passport 268
UNIT TWENTY—ONE 268
AT THE CUSTOMS 268
Ⅱ．I've Got Nothing to Declare 269
CULTURAL INFORMATION 272
EXERCISES 273
UNIT TWENTY—TWO 279
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES 279
Ⅰ．Going to a Movie 279
Ⅱ．Going to a Concert 280
Ⅲ．Planning a Hike 282
CULTURAL INFORMATION 284
EXERCISES 285
UNIT TWENTY—TH REE 293
LOST AND FOUND（Ⅰ） 293
Ⅰ．Fifty Dollars 293
Ⅱ．Whose Bag Is It 294
EXERCISES 296
UNIT TWENTY—FOUR 302
LOST AND FOUND（Ⅱ） 302
Ⅰ．My Credit Card Is Stolen 302
Ⅱ．The Suitcase Is Missing 304
Ⅲ．The Lost Wallet 305
EXERCISES 306
UNIT TWENTY—FIVE 313
HOLIDAYS AND VACATIONS 313
Ⅰ．Thanksgiving 313
Ⅱ．Planning a Holiday 315
Ⅲ．Talking About Holidays 316
CULTURAL INFORMATION 319
EXERCISES 320
附录：会话及背景知识译文 329