1 Greetings and Introductions 1
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 1
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 5
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 8
Passage Ⅰ The Way Americans Greet 8
Passage Ⅱ A Little About Me 11
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 14
Section Ⅴ Living in Sichuan 17
2 Giving Thanks and Expressing Regrets 18
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 18
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 21
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 24
Passage Ⅰ Different Attitudes Towards Gift-Giving 24
Passage Ⅱ Thank-You Notes Are Heart-Warming 28
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 30
Section Ⅴ Living in Sichuan 34
3 Directions and Signs 35
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 35
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 38
Section Ⅱ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 41
Passage Ⅰ I Hate Flying 41
Passage Ⅱ I'd Been Treated Like a Friend in Need 45
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 48
Section Ⅴ Living in Sichuan 52
4 Sports Events and Outdoor Activities 53
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 53
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 57
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 59
Passage Ⅰ The Triathlon's Great Attraction 59
Passage Ⅱ Foreigners Also Love Chinese Martial Arts 64
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 68
Section Ⅴ Living in Sichuan 71
5 Celebrating Holidays and Making Friends 72
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 72
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 76
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 79
Passage Ⅰ Thanksgiving Day and Christmas 79
Passage Ⅱ When I Was in America 83
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 86
Section Ⅴ Living in Sichuan 89
6 Keeping Healthy and Seeing a Doctor 90
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 90
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 93
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 96
Passage Ⅰ A Guide to Health for Tourists 96
Passage Ⅱ The Loving Heart Will Go On 100
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 103
Section Ⅴ Living in Sichuan 106
7 Invitations 107
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 107
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 110
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 113
Passage Ⅰ Are You Really Being Invited? 113
Passage Ⅱ An Invitation Letter 117
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 119
Section Ⅴ Living in Sichuan 123
8 Emails 124
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 124
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 127
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 130
Passage Ⅰ Online Growth Continued 130
Passage Ⅱ Pros and Cons of Chatroom 135
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 137
Section Ⅴ Living in Sichuan 141
Self-assessment 142
New Words and Expressions 152
Vocabulary 160
Phrases 168