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PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
A BRIEF GUIDE TO ENGLISH FOR CHINESE SPEAKERS
ABOUT THE UNIT TITLES
WAJOR CHINESE CHARACTERS
1 OH,WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING(weather)
2 GETTING TO KNOW YOU(introductions)
3 I AM SO EASILY ASSIMILATED(culture)
4 FLYING HIGH(air travel)
5 BROTHER,CAN YOU SPARE A DIME?(cash)
6 IF I WERE A RICH MAN(banking and credit)
7 A HOLE IN THE GROUND(transportation)
8 YOU’RE THE CREAM IN MY COFFEE(food shopping)
9 TEA FOR TWO(eating out)
10 A ROOM SOMEWHERE(housing)
11 BUTTON UP YOUR OVERCOAT(health)
12 HAPPY TALK(phone)
13 AS TIME GOES BY(computer)
14 I COULD WRITE A BOOK(letter writing)
15 TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME(sports)
16 MAC THE KNIFE(crime)
17 FRIENDSHIP(conferences-Ⅰ)
18 BRUSH UP YOUR SHAKESPEARE(conferences-Ⅱ)
a.AUZZLER POEM(pronunciation fun)
b.ENGLISH IS TOUGH STUFF(also,but harder)
APPENDIX Ⅰ GLOSSARY OF SELECTED COMPUTER TERMINOLOGY
APPENDIX Ⅱ GLOSSARY OF SELECTED SPORTS TERMINOLOGY
KEY TO EXERCISES

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