1 GREETING AND INTRODUCING PEOPLE 1
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 1
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 5
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 9
Passage Ⅰ The Way Americans Greet 9
Passage Ⅱ A Little About Me 12
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 14
Section Ⅴ Living in Tianjin 17
Hello,Mr.Smith.Welcome to Tianjin. 17
Section Ⅵ Having Some Fun 19
2 GIVING THANKS AND EXPRESSING REGRET 20
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 20
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 24
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 27
Passage Ⅰ Different Attitudes to Gift Giving 27
Passage Ⅱ Thank-You Notes Are Heart-warming 30
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 32
Section Ⅴ Living in Tianjin 36
Thank You for the Nice Gift-Clay Figurine Zhang 36
Section Ⅵ Having Some Fun 37
3 DIRECTIONS AND SIGNS 38
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 38
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 42
Section Ⅱ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 45
Passage Ⅰ I Hate Flying 45
Passage Ⅱ I'd Been Treated Like a Friend in Need 49
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 51
Section Ⅴ Living in Tianjin 55
What to See Here in Tianjin 55
Section Ⅵ Having Some Fun 56
4 TIMETABLES AND SCHEDULES 57
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 57
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 61
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 64
Passage Ⅰ Punctuality and Keeping Promise 64
Passage Ⅱ Begin Each Day with a Fresh Plan of Attack 67
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 69
Section Ⅴ Living in Tianjin 72
I Work with Motorola in Tianjin 72
Section Ⅵ Having Some Fun 73
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 74
5 STUDY 74
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 78
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 82
Passage Ⅰ I Am a Bit Nervous About My English 82
Passage Ⅱ Oh Chinese,This Tortured Language 86
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 88
Section Ⅴ Living in Tianjin 90
Good English Helps Me to Join the Foreign Capital Enterprise 90
Section Ⅵ Having Some Fun 92
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 93
6 SPORTS AND HOBBIES 93
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 97
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 101
Passage Ⅰ The Triathlon's Great Attraction 101
Passage Ⅱ Foreigners Also Love Chinese Martial Arts 105
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 108
Section Ⅴ Living in Tianjin 111
Tianjin Is Elaborately Preparing for 2008 111
Section Ⅵ Having Some Fun 112
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 113
7 COOKERY,FOOD AND CULTURE 113
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 118
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 121
Passage Ⅰ Eating in Canada 121
Passage Ⅱ Dial a Recipe 124
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 127
Section Ⅴ Living in Tianjin 130
Three Delicacies of Tianjin 130
Section Ⅵ Having Some Fun 132
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 133
8 CELEBRATING HOLIDAYS AND MAKING FRIENDS 133
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 137
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 141
Passage Ⅰ Thanksgiving Day and Christmas 141
Passage Ⅱ When I Was in America 145
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 147
Section Ⅴ Living in Tianjin 151
Mazu Culture Tourism Festival in Tianjin 151
Section Ⅵ Having Some Fun 152
NEW WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS 153
VOCABULARY 162
PHRASES 169