1 GREETING AND INTRODUCING PEOPLE 1
Section 1 Talking Face to Face 1
Section 2 Being All Ears 4
Section 3 Maintaining a Sharp Eye 7
Passage A How to Greet a Foreign Friend 7
Passage B My Two American Friends 8
Section 4 Trying Your Hand 10
Having Some Fun 14
2 GIVING THANKS AND EXPRESSING REGRET 15
Section 1 Talking Face to Face 15
Section 2 Being All Ears 18
Section 3 Maintaining a Sharp Eye 21
Passage A What Is True Generosity 21
Passage B Good Business 23
Section 4 Trying Your Hand 25
Having Some Fun 30
3 DIRECTIONS AND SIGNS 31
Section 1 Talking Face to Face 31
Section 2 Being All Ears 34
Section 3 Maintaining a Sharp Eye 36
Passage A A Travel Experience 36
Passage B Buses in the U.S. 38
Section 4 Trying Your Hand 40
Having Some Fun 43
4 TIMETABLES AND SCHEDULES 44
Section 1 Talking Face to Face 44
Section 2 Being All Ears 47
Section 3 Maintaining a Sharp Eye 49
Passage A Quality Time 49
Passage B The Importance of Punctuality 51
Section 4 Trying Your Hand 53
Having Some Fun 60
Section 1 Talking Face to Face 61
5 STUDY 61
Section 2 Being All Ears 64
Section 3 Maintaining a Sharp Eye 66
Passage A Be Realistic,College Students 66
Passage B Opportunity Knocks-But at a Cost 68
Section 4 Trying Your Hand 70
Having Some Fun 75
6 SPORTS AND HOBBIES 76
Section 1 Talking Face to Face 76
Section 2 Being All Ears 79
Section 3 Maintaining a Sharp Eye 81
Passage A Why Fishing Attracts Millions of People 81
Passage B Interview with Kevin Maynor in Beijing 83
Section 4 Trying Your Hand 85
Having Some Fun 91
Section 1 Talking Face to Face 92
7 COOKERY,FOOD AND CULTURE 92
Section 2 Being All Ears 95
Section 3 Maintaining a Sharp Eye 97
Passage A Moon-cakes and the Mid-Autumn Festival 97
Passage B Different Attitudes Towards Dining Out 99
Section 4 Trying Your Hand 101
Having Some Fun 106
Section 1 Talking Face to Face 107
8 CELEBRATING HOLIDAYS AND MAKING FRIENDS 107
Section 2 Being All Ears 110
Section 3 Maintaining a Sharp Eye 112
Passage A An Unforgettable Christmas 112
Passage B Making Friends with a Bird 114
Section 4 Trying Your Hand 116
Having Some Fun 120
SELF-ASSESSMENT 121
KEYS TRANSLATIONS 134
VOCABULARY PHRASES 178