PREFACE 1
1 COMMUNICATION 交际 2
1.1 Meeting ,Greeting and Parting 会面、问候、告别 2
前言 5
1.2 Talking About Other People 谈论别人 11
1.3 Family and Relatives 家人与亲戚 17
1.4 Home 家 23
2.1 Daily Activities 日常活动 30
2 EVERYDAY LIFE 日常生活 30
2.2 Time and Appointments 时间与约会 35
2.3 The Weather 天气 41
2.4 Talking on the Telephone 打电话 47
2.5 Finding the Way 问路 56
2.6 Social Occasions 社交场合 62
2.7 Looking for Housing 找住房 71
2.8 Shopping 购物 79
2.9 Clothing 服装 88
2.10 Eating and Drinking 饮食 95
2.11 Cooking 烹饪 105
2.12 At a Bank 在银行 116
2.13 At the Post Office 在邮局 124
2.14 At a Barbershop or Beauty Shop 在理发店或美发厅 131
2.15 Medical Care 医疗保健 138
2.16 Family Finances 家庭财务 147
2.17 Hobbies 业余爱好 155
3 FEELINGS 情感 162
3.1 Happiness or Sadness 高兴或悲伤 162
3.2 Likes or Dislikes 喜欢或厌恶 168
3.3 Sympathy or Indifference 同情或冷漠 174
3.4 Feeling Energetic or Tired 精力充沛或疲劳 179
3.5 Feeling Nervous or Relaxed 紧张或松弛 185
3.6 Anger 愤怒 189
4 TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION 旅行与交通 194
4.1 Passports and Visas 护照与签证 194
4.2 Travel Plans 旅行计划 204
4.3 Vacations and Sightseeing 度假与观光 212
4.4 Staying at Hotels and Motels 住旅馆 222
4.5 Going by Plane,Train or Bus 乘飞机、火车或大客车旅行 228
4.6 Driving a Car 开汽车 239
5 SOCIETY 社会 246
5.1 The City and the Countryside 城市与乡村 246
5.2 Around the World 世界各地 254
5.3 Holidays and Festivals 节日 264
5.4 Sports 体育运动 278
5.5 The Mass Media 大众传播媒体 292
5.6 Law and Order 法律与秩序 306
5.7 Aspects of Society 社会面面观 315
5.8 American History 美国历史 328
6 WORK 工作 338
6.1 Finding or Losing a Job 找工作或失业 338
6.2 Agricultural Work 农业工作 345
6.3 Factory Work 工厂的工作 351
6.4 Engineers Work 工程师的工作 359
6.5 The Boss and the Secretary 老板与秘书 364
6.6 Resigning and Retiring 辞职与退休 368
7.1 Business and Business People 商业和商人 376
7 BUSINESS 商务 376
7.2 Market Research 市场调查 390
7.3 Advertising 广告 399
7.4 Stock Market 股票证券市场 405
7.5 Insurance 保险 414
8 LANGUAGE，LITERATURE AND ART 语言、文学和艺术 424
8.1 Talking about Language 谈论语言 424
8.2 Talking about Literature 谈论文学 432
8.3 Talking about Arts 谈论艺术 437
8.4 Using the Library 使用图书馆 446
9 EDUCATION 教育 454
9.1 Schools 学校 454
9.2 Student Life 学生生活 468
9.3 Teaching 教学 477
10 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 科学与技术 493
10.1 Computers 计算机 493
10.2 High Technology 高技术 501
10.3 Protection of the Environment 环境保护 506
Index to Conversations and Talks 会话索引 513