TOPIC 1 At the Airport 1
Patterns for greeting and parting Culture：打招呼与称谓 7
TOPIC 2 First Encounters 14
Patterns for introducing people Culture：介绍的礼节 21
TOPIC 3 A Place to Live 27
Patterns for renting rooms Culture：在美国租房 34
TOPIC 4 At the Crossroad 41
Patterns for asking and giving directions Culture：方向、路、地址 47
TOPIC 5 At school 53
Patterns for giving advice Culture：美国的大学 61
TOPIC 6 At the Shops 67
Patterns for seeking and expressing opinions Culture：在美国购物 76
TOPIC 7 At the Bank 81
Patterns for making inquiries and banking Culture：银行储蓄 90
TOPIC 8 At the Drugstore 95
Patterns about medicine Culture：美国的医疗 104
TOPIC 9 At the Post Office 109
Patterns about mail Culture：美国的邮政 117
TOPIC 10 On the Phone 124
Patterns for making phone calls Culture：电话 135
TOPIC 11 In the Living Room(Part Ⅰ) 144
Patterns about weather etc.Culture：作客和饮食 152
TOPIC 12 In the Living room(Part Ⅱ) 160
Patterns about sports etc.Culture：电视和犯罪问题 169
TOPIC 13 On Holidays 176
Patterns for compliments Culture：美国的节日 185
TOPIC 14 Before Traveling 194
Patterns for inquiring about schedules Culture：美国的公共交通 203
TOPIC 15 One the Road 209
Patterns for traveling Culture：汽车和航空运输 219
TOPIC 16 In the Office 225
Patterns for apology etc.Culture：在美工作 231
美国各州两字母缩略表 236
答案 238
总词汇表 295