CONTENTS
Lesson 1 Rome Wasn't Built in a Day
罗马不是一天建成的 1
Lesson 2 How to Improve Your English
如何提高你的英文 7
Lesson 3 The City of Song
音乐之都 11
Lesson 4 He Who Hesitates Is Lost
迟疑者将丧失良机 17
Lesson 5 Bungee Jumping
蹦极 21
Lesson 6 Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
不入虎穴,焉得虎子 28
Lesson 7 Doctor Death
死亡医生 31
Lesson 8 No Hearts or No Brains?
铁石心肠还是没脑筋? 41
Lesson 9 Be Thoughtful
为别人着想 46
Lesson 10 What Are Friends For?
要不然要朋友干吗? 52
Lesson 11 Power Without Pollution
只要能源,不要污染 55
Lesson 12 Stop the Noise
别吵了 62
Lesson 13 Health Comes First
健康至上 65
Lesson 14 Quit Cold Turkey
断然戒烟 71
Lesson 15 Don't Rely on Luck!
勿心存侥幸! 75
Lesson 16 Study or Flunk
用功读书或考试砸锅 82
Lesson 17 A Computer Car
电脑汽车 85
Lesson 18 Nothing Is Perfect
天下无“完”事 90
Lesson 19 Blame It on Men
都怪男人 93
Lesson 20 A Weighty Problem
“沉重”的负担 101
Lesson 21 Coffee Bathing
咖啡浴 105
Lesson 22 Whiskey or Coffee?
威士忌还是咖啡? 111
Lesson 23 Earthquake Survival Tips
地震时如何自保 115
Lesson 24 Just Like a Woman
像个女人一样 124
Lesson 25 Restaurant Dos and Don'ts
餐厅礼节 128
Lesson 26 The Missing Tip
失踪的小费 137
Lesson 27 Thank Your Lucky Stars
福星高照 142
Lesson 28 Going on a Diet
节食 151
Lesson 29 Just a Dream
噩梦一场 155
Lesson 30 Yes, Sir
是的, 老师 160
Lesson 31 Good Feng Shui in New York
纽约好风水 165
Lesson 32 Goldfifish, Souls and Coffee
Tables
金鱼、灵魂和茶几 172
Lesson 33 A Deadly Current
死亡暗流 176
Lesson 34 A Lifesaving Kiss
救命的一吻 183
Lesson 35 A Sense of Security
安全感 187
Lesson 36 The Sex Maniac
大色狼 195
Lesson 37 Garbage Could Mean Money
垃圾即黄金 198
Lesson 38 That's Fashion
那才叫做时髦 205
? 怀念老歌园地 ?
Seven Lonely Days七个寂寞的日子 209
Lesson 39 At the Foreign Exchange
出国结汇 215
Lesson 40 Changing Money
兑换外币 221
Lesson 41 Getting a Tan
晒黑 225
Lesson 42 Roast Beef
烤牛肉 234
Lesson 43 Hi-tech Romance
高科技恋情 238
Lesson 44 Better Off with E-mail?
电子邮件会更好? 245
Lesson 45 Tough Guys Do Dance
硬汉也跳舞 250
Lesson 46 Anything for a Kiss
为了吻不惜一切 257
Lesson 47 Fast-food Talk
快餐趣谈 262
Lesson 48 Fast Food, Slow Service
急惊风遇上慢郎中 270
Lesson 49 Stop Snoring!
别打呼了! 274
Lesson 50 Laser Cures Snoring
激光可治打鼾 285
Lesson 51 Thanksgiving
感恩节 289
Lesson 52 A Thanksgiving Get-together
感恩节团聚 297
Lesson 53 Monkeying Around
猴子吃大餐 301
Lesson 54 Variety Is the Spice of Life
变化是人生的调味料 309
Lesson 55 Life after Death
死而复生 314
Lesson 56 Baby Trouble
生儿育女的烦恼 320
Lesson 57 New Asian Generation
亚洲新生代 324
Lesson 58 Like Father, Like Son
有其父必有其子 332
Lesson 59 About Moral Values
道德价值观 337
Lesson 60 How to Attract Boys
如何吸引男孩子 343
Lesson 61 Touring by Taxi
出租车逍遥游 347
Lesson 62 Keep the Change
不用找了 359
Lesson 63 The Dying Languages
消亡的语言 363
Lesson 64 Speaking the Same Language
说同样的语言 369
Lesson 65 Italian Culture意大利文化 372
Lesson 66 It's Nap Time
现在是午睡时间 379
Lesson 67 All That Glitters Is Not Gold
中看未必中用 383
Lesson 68 Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover
勿只看表面(谚语) 391
Lesson 69 Mean What You Say
说话算话 397
Lesson 70 A Promise Is a Promise
君子一言,驷马难追 404
Lesson 71 Earth in Danger
地球危机 408
Lesson 72 Saving the World
拯救世界 416
Lesson 73 Don't Be a Fish out of Water
不要觉得别扭 421
Lesson 74 Get with It, Bob
别土了,鲍勃 428
? 怀念老歌园地 ?
A Place in the Sun
阳光普照的地方 432
附录
《赖世雄中级美语 . 上》单词表 438
《赖世雄中级美语 . 上》短语表 452
英式 IPA 音标与美式 K.K.
音标对照表 461