PREFACE 1
1. OH，WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING (weather) 1
INTRODUTION 3
2.GETTING TO KNOW YOU (Introductions) 10
A BRIEF GUIDE TO ENGLISH FOR CHINESE SPEAKERS 13
3.I AM SO EASILY ASSIMILATED(culture) 19
ABOUT THE UNIT TITLES 23
MAJOR CHINESE CHARACTERS 26
4.FLYING HIGH(air travel) 30
5.BROTHER,CAN YOU SPARE A DIME?(cash) 43
6.IF I WERE A RICH MAN (banking and credit) 56
7.A HOLE IN THE GROUND(transportation) 66
8.YOU RE THE CREAM IN MY COFFEE(food shopping) 79
9.TEA FOR TWO(eating out) 90
10.A ROOM SOMEWHERE(housing) 104
11.BUTTON UP YOUR OVERCOAT(health) 117
12.HAPPY TALK(phone) 132
13.AS TIME GOES BY (computer) 146
14.I COULD WRITE A BOOK (letter writing) 162
15.TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME(sports) 196
16.MAC THE KNIFE(crime) 196
17.FRIENDSHIP(conferences-Ⅰ) 210
18.BRUSH UP YOUR SHAKESPEARE(conferences-Ⅱ) 222
a.A PUZZLER POEM(pronunciation fun) 233
b.ENGLISH IS TOUGH STUFF(also,but harder) 235
APPENDIXⅠ：GLOSSARY OF SELECTED COMPUTER TERMINOLOGY 243
APPENDIXⅡ：GLOSSARY OF SELECTED SPORTS TERMINOLOGY 247
KEY TO EXECISES 250