Part One 1
1 At the Airport 9
2 Passing Through the Customs 10
3 On the Way To the Hotel 10
4 A Talk on the Study of English 11
5 Practice Makes Perfect 12
6 At the Hotel 13
7 Booking Rooms 14
8 Going to the Room 14
9 What's the Best Thing to Do After the Meal? 15
10 What a Charming Room! 16
11 Going for Lunch 17
12 Dining a la Carte 18
13 Talking About Crammed Duck 19
14 Tasting Is Believing 20
15 Paying the Bill 20
16 Making a Telephone Call 21
17 A Visit to the Manager 22
18 A Friendly Talk on Foreign Trade 23
19 A Talk at the Reception Room 24
20 At the Linen Counter 25
21 Taking Interest in Lacquerware 26
22 Talking About Bodiless Lacquerware 26
23 Talking About Wooden-bodied Lacquerware 27
24 Talking About the Buddha 28
25 Mailing a Letter 29
26 Mailing a Parcel 30
27 Sending Money 31
28 At the Bank 32
29 Let's Teach Each Other&Learn From Each Other 33
30 Moon Cake 34
31 At the Grocery 35
32 At a Fruit Stall 35
33 At a Restaurant 36
34 Mutton,Cooked at the Table 37
35 Eating a Good Meal 38
36 Watching a Soccer Match After the Meal 39
37 Talking About Tea 40
38 Enjoying Moon Cakes and Tea 41
39 Taking Great Interest in Tea 42
40 Taking Tea as Medicine 42
Part Two 45
41 Asking for Information at the Hotel 45
42 Early in the Morning 46
43 Practice Makes Perfect 47
44 A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed 47
45 Talking About English on the Way to the Airport 48
46 Meeting a Friend at the Airport 49
47 Going Back to the Hotel 50
48 In the New Room 51
49 How to Remember a Telephone Number 51
50 A Riddle 52
51 A Key to the Riddle 53
52 At a Restaurant 54
53 Having Seafood for a Change 54
54 What a Good Meal 55
55 Drinking Chinese Wine 56
56 Chinese Cooking Has the Charm of Variety 57
57 Putting a High Value on Culinary Art 58
58 Visiting the Carpet Factory 59
59 Asking for Information on Carpets 59
60 Having Great Concern With Quality 60
61 Striking a Deal 61
62 Making a Contract 62
63 Modifying Some Points of the Draft Contract 63
64 Signing a Contract 63
65 Desire to Promote Mutual Trade 64
66 In the Dining Room 65
67 At a Dinner Party 66
68 Interested in Chinese Food 67
69 What Fancy Cooking! 67
70 Enjoying Genuine Chinese Dishes One After Another 68
71 A Talk on Fujian 69
72 A Talk on Fuzhou 70
73 A Talk About Fuzhou's Two Pagodas 70
74 Asking for Information About Gushan 71
75 How to Go Up the Hill? 72
76 Talking About Antiques 73
77 Talking About Crabs 73
78 Eating Roasted Duck Again 74
79 Talking About Mutton Hot Pot 75
80 Thanking the Host for the Excellent Meal 75
Part Three 77
81 Traveling to Xiamen 77
82 Discussing Trains 78
83 Enjoying Fuzhou's West Lake Park 79
84 Boating on West Lake 80
85 Talking About Water Sports 81
86 More About Water Sports 82
87 Passing"English Corner" 83
88 Staying Open on Sundays 84
89 Discussing Popular Entertainment 85
90 Walking to the Post Office 86
91 Crossing the Overpass 87
92 Collecting Stamps 88
93 Talking About a Local Hero 89
94 Heading Back to the Hotel 91
95 Starting Out for Xiamen 92
96 Boarding the Train 93
97 Getting Settled in the Compartment 94
98 Looking Out the Window 95
99 Talking About Xiamen 96
100 Ordering Dinner 97
101 Talking About Pianos 98
102 Talking About Vienna 99
103 Going To Dinner on the Train 100
104 Talking About Wiesbaden,Germany 101
105 Talking About Paris 102
106 Talking About Western Art 103
107 Talking About the Lost Generation 104
108 More About Writers in Paris 105
109 Doing Business in Xiamen 106
110 Contracting for Lacquer 107
111 Cork Pictures and Other Products 108
112 Saying Goodbye 108