Unit One 1
GREETINGS AND ASKING ABOUT PEOPLE 1
Ⅰ．How Are You 1
Ⅱ．How Is Henry 2
Ⅲ．You'd Better Get Some Rest 3
CULTURAL INFORMATION 4
EXERCISES 5
Unit Two 13
INTRODUCTION 13
Ⅰ．Haven't We Met Before 13
Ⅱ．Have You Met Before 14
Ⅲ．I Wasn't at the Party 15
Ⅳ．I Work for the UN 15
CULTURAL INFORMATION 16
EXERCISES 17
Unit Three 25
TIME AND DATE 25
Ⅰ．Are We Too Late 25
Ⅱ．What Time Is the Show 26
Ⅲ．When Are You Leaving 26
Ⅳ．Washington's Bithhday 27
CULTURAL INFORMATION 28
EXERCISES 29
Unit Four 37
MAKING PHONE CALLS（local） 37
Ⅰ．Making a Survey 37
Ⅱ．Would You Care to Leave a Message 38
CULTURAL INFORMATION 40
EXERCISES 41
Unit Five 48
MAKING PHONE CALLS（long distance） 48
Ⅰ．Buy by Mail-order 48
Ⅱ．Calling Back Home 50
CULTURAL INFORMATION 51
EXERCISES 52
Unit Six 60
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION（taxi and bus） 60
Ⅰ．Calling a Taxi 60
Ⅱ．Taking the Bus 62
CULTURAL INFORMATION 63
EXERCISES 64
Unit Seven 72
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION（train and plane） 72
Ⅰ．At the Train Station 72
Ⅱ．On a Flight 73
CULTURAL INFORMATION 76
EXERCISES 77
Unit Eight 85
AT RESTAURANTS 85
Ⅰ．At an Elaborate Restaurant 85
Ⅱ．At a Fast Food Restaurant 87
CULTURAL INFORMATION 89
EXERCISES 90
Unit Nine 96
AT THE HOTEL 96
Ⅰ．I Have a Reservation 96
Ⅱ．Coming Back to Your Room 97
Ⅲ．Looking for a Motel 99
CULTURAL INFORMATION 100
EXERCISES 101
Unit Ten 109
MAKING AN APPOINTMENT 109
Ⅰ．An Appointment with Professor Tuttle 109
Ⅱ．Seeing the Coordinator 110
Ⅲ．An Appointment with a Physician 111
Ⅳ．An Appointment with a Dentist 112
CULTURAL INFORMATION 113
EXERCISES 114
Unit Eleven 122
TALKING ABOUT THE WEATHER 122
Ⅰ．It's Snowing 122
Ⅱ．Listening to the Forecast 123
Ⅲ．Let's Go South 125
CULTURAL INFORMATION 126
EXERCISES 127
Unit Twelve 134
AT THE DOCTOR'S 134
Ⅰ．I Have a Stomachache 134
Ⅱ．You Won't Need X-rays 135
CULTURAL INFORMATION 137
EXERCISES 138
Unit Thirteen 145
SHOPPING（Ⅰ） 145
Ⅰ．Making a Shopping List 145
Ⅱ．Shopping for Food 146
Ⅲ．Buying an Outfit 147
CULTURAL INFORMATION 149
EXERCISES 149
Unit Fourteen 157
SHOPPING（Ⅱ） 157
Ⅰ．How Much Is It 157
Ⅱ．It's on Sale This Week 158
Ⅲ．Returning a Defective Traveling Clock 159
CULTURAL INFORMATION 161
EXERCISES 161
Unit Fi fteen 168
AT THE POST OFFICE 168
Ⅰ．Mailing a Package 168
Ⅱ．Airmail a Letter 169
Ⅲ．Sufface Is Fine 170
EXERCISES 171
Unit Sixteen 178
INVITATION 178
Ⅰ．A Dinner Invitation 178
Ⅱ．Being Invited 179
Ⅲ．National Day Invitation 180
CULTURAL INFORMATION 182
EXERCISES 183
Unit Seventeen 191
ASKING DIRECTIONS 191
Ⅰ．Looking for a Shoe-repair Shop 191
Ⅱ．Where Is the Camera Shop 192
Ⅲ．Where Is Central Park 193
CULTURAL INFORMATION 194
EXERCISES 195
Unit Eighteen 202
GETTING INFORMATION 202
Ⅰ．Didn't You Know 202
Ⅱ．What Did They Say 203
Ⅲ．Do I Need to Take Tests 205
EXERCISES 206
Unit Nineteen 213
AT THE BANK（Ⅰ） 213
Ⅰ．Buying Traveler's Checks 213
Ⅱ．Cashing a Check 214
Ⅲ．A Transfer 215
CULTURAL INFORMATION 216
EXERCISES 217
Unit Twenty 222
AT THE BANK（Ⅱ） 222
Ⅰ．Cashing Traveler's Checks 222
Ⅱ．Cashing a Personal Check 223
Ⅲ．Opening a New Account 224
EXERCISES 226
Uni t Twenty-one 233
AT THE CUSTOMS 233
Ⅰ．This Isn't My Passport 233
Ⅱ．I've Got Nothing to Declare 234
CULTURAL INFORMATION 236
EXERCISES 237
Uni t Twenty-two 243
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES 243
Ⅰ．Going to a Movie 243
Ⅱ．Going to a Concert 245
Ⅲ．Planning a Hike 246
CULTURAL INFORMATION 248
EXERCISES 248
Unit Twenty-three 256
LOST AND FOUND（Ⅰ） 256
Ⅰ．Fifty Dollars 256
Ⅱ．Whose Bag Is It 257
EXERCISES 259
Unit Twenty-four 264
LOST AND FOUND（Ⅱ） 264
Ⅰ．My Credit Card Is Stolen 264
Ⅱ．The Suitcase Is Missing 266
Ⅲ．The Lost Wallet 267
EXERCISES 268
Unit Twenty-five 273
HOLIDAYS AND VACATIONS 273
Ⅰ．Thanksgiving 273
Ⅱ．Planning a Holiday 275
Ⅲ．Talking About Holidays 276
CULTURAL INFORMATION 278
EXERCISES 279
附录：会话及背景知识译文 286