Lesson 1 A private conversation 私人谈话 1
Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐还是午餐？ 4
Lesson 3 Please send me a card 请给我寄一张明信片 7
Lesson 4 An exciting trip 激动人心的旅行 10
Lesson 5 No wrong numbers 无错号之虞 14
Lesson 6 Percy Buttons 珀西·巴顿斯 17
Lesson 7 Too late 为时太晚 22
Lesson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的 26
Lesson 9 A cold welcome 冷遇 30
Lesson 10 Not for jazz 不适于演奏爵士乐 34
Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another 礼尚往来 39
Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再见，一路顺风 42
Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 绿林少年 46
Lesson 14 Do you speak English? 你会讲英语吗？ 50
Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 54
Lesson 16 A polite request 彬彬有礼的要求 58
Lesson 17 Always young 青春常驻 61
Lesson 18 He often does this! 他经常干这种事！ 65
Lesson 19 Sold out 票已售完 69
Lesson 20 One man in a boat 独坐孤舟 73
Lesson 21 Mad or not? 是不是疯了？ 77
Lesson 22 A glass envelope 玻璃信封 80
Lesson 23 A new house 新居 83
Lesson 24 It could be worse 不幸中之万幸 87
Lesson 25 Do the English speak English? 英国人讲的是英语吗？ 90
Lesson 26 The best art critics 最佳美术评论家 95
Lesson 27 A wet night 雨夜 99
Lesson 28 No parking 禁止停车 103
Lesson 29 Taxi! 出租汽车！ 107
Lesson 30 Football or polo? 足球还是水球？ 110
Lesson 31 Success story 成功者的故事 114
Lesson 32 Shopping made easy 购物变得很方便 118
Lesson 33 Out of the darkness 冲出黑暗 122
Lesson 34 Quick work 破案“神速” 126
Lesson 35 Stop thief! 捉贼！ 130
Lesson 36 Across the Channel 横渡海峡 134
Lesson 37 The Olympic Games 奥林匹克运动会 138
Lesson 38 Everything except the weather 唯独没有考虑到天气 143
Lesson 39 Am I all right? 我是否痊愈？ 147
Lesson 40 Food and talk 进餐与交谈 151
Lesson 41 Do you call that a hat? 你把那个叫帽子吗？ 154
Lesson 42 Not very musical 并非很懂音乐 158
Lesson 43 Over the South Pole 飞越南极 162
Lesson 44 Through the forest 穿过森林 166
Lesson 45 A clear conscience 问心无愧 170
Lesson 46 Expensive and uncomfortable 既昂贵又受罪 174
Lesson 47 A thirsty ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂 178
Lesson 48 Did you want to tell me something? 你想对我说什么吗？ 182
Lesson 49 The end of a dream 美梦告终 186
Lesson 50 Taken for a ride 乘车兜风 190
Lesson 51 Reward for virtue 对美德的奖赏 194
Lesson 52 A pretty carpet 漂亮的地毯 198
Lesson 53 Hot snake 触电的蛇 202
Lesson 54 Sticky fingers 粘糊的手指 206
Lesson 55 Not a gold mine 并非金矿 209
Lesson 56 Faster than sound! 比声音还快！ 213
Lesson 57 Can I help you,madam? 您要买什么，夫人？ 217
Lesson 58 A blessing in disguise? 是因祸得福吗？ 221
Lesson 59 In or out? 进来还是出去？ 226
Lesson 60 The future 卜算未来 230
Lesson 61 Trouble with the Hubble 哈勃望远镜的困境 235
Lesson 62 After the fire 大火之后 239
Lesson 63 She was not amused 她并不觉得好笑 243
Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel 海峡隧道 247
Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police 小象对警察 251
Lesson 66 Sweet as honey! 像蜜一样甜！ 255
Lesson 67 Volcanoes 火山 259
Lesson 68 Persistent 纠缠不休 263
Lesson 69 But not murder! 并非谋杀！ 267
Lesson 70 Red for danger 危险的红色 271
Lesson 71 A famous clock 一个著名的大钟 276
Lesson 72 A car called Bluebird “蓝鸟”汽车 281
Lesson 73 The record-holder 纪录保持者 285
Lesson 74 Out of the limelight 舞台之外 290
Lesson 75 SOS 呼救信号 294
Lesson 76 April Fools'Day 愚人节 298
Lesson 77 A successful operation 一例成功的手术 302
Lesson 78 The last one? 最后一枝吗？ 306
Lesson 79 By air 乘飞机 310
Lesson 80 The Crystal Palace 水晶宫 314
Lesson 81 Escape 逃脱 318
Lesson 82 Monster or fish? 是妖还是鱼？ 322
Lesson 83 After the elections 大选之后 327
Lesson 84 On strike 罢工 332
Lesson 85 Never too old to learn 活到老学到老 337
Lesson 86 Out of control 失控 342
Lesson 87 A perfect alibi 极好的不在犯罪现场的证据 347
Lesson 88 Trapped in a mine 困在矿井里 351
Lesson 89 A slip of the tongue 口误 355
Lesson 90 What's for supper? 晚餐吃什么？ 360
Lesson 91 Three men in a basket 三人同篮 364
Lesson 92 Asking for trouble 自找麻烦 368
Lesson 93 A noble gift 崇高的礼物 372
Lesson 94 Future champions 未来的冠军 376
Lesson 95 A fantasy 纯属虚构 380
Lesson 96 The dead return 亡灵返乡 385
Key to the exercises 练习答案 389