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Contents
Preface ................................................................................................................ iii
Map of China ....................................................................................................... vi
d6 y% k8 y4u k(i xu* le
== == === ! (Back to school) ..................................................... 1
gu(ng y%n s6 ji0n
1. !=Time flies ................................................................................................................... 1
(holiday activities, friendship, family relationships, sunsmart )
zu6 ji( r*n xu9n
2.= !=The best candidate.................................................................................. 5
(Chinese surnames, personalities, student leadership)
m)ng de b2 k7 k(i ji(o
3.= !"#=Busy as a bee ................................................................................ 9
(extracurricular activities, school events)
ti(n ti(n sh0ng w9ng
4. =Always on the net ................................................................................. 13
(computers, internet, e-mail, websites)
l6 j2 sh&ng c^
.......................................................................................................... 17
xu* xi7 z6
.............................................................................................................. 24
d6 8r k8 y3u p*ng z6 yu9n f(ng l)i
== == === !"#=(A friend from afar) .................................... 25
k8 q6 de b2 d* li9o
1. ! " Extremely polite .......................................................................... 25
(hospitality, social etiquette, impression of a place)
r2 xi(ng su^ [email protected]
2. !=In Rome do as Romans do ................................................................... 29
(drinking and eating habits, foods in Australia and China)
ch% de h7n gu4 y5n
3. !"=A hearty meal................................................................................... 33
(barbecue, recycling)
y% qi8 d#u h7n h9o
4. !"=Everything is fine ............................................................................ 37
(student behaviour, daily routine, environmental protection, places of interest)
l6 j2 sh&ng c^
.......................................................................................................... 41
xu* xi7 z6
.............................................................................................................. 48
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d6 s(n k8 zh8ng l^ng hu( qi)n
== == === ! (Earning pocket money) ....................................... 49
g9n ju* zh&n h9o
1. !=Feeling great ......................................................................................... 49
(part-time jobs, job advertising)
zh&n sh4u b2 li9o
2. !=Really unbearable ................................................................................. 53
(work environment—work place, boss, customers—good & bad)
y$u y2 le b0n ti(n
3. !"=A long hesitation .............................................................................. 57
(shopping, fashion, decision making)
y% di9n d#u b2 j%ng y0
4. !"#=Not surprised at all ...................................................................... 61
(farewell parties, an exchanged study)
l6 j2 sh&ng c^
.......................................................................................................... 65
xu* xi7 z6
.............................................................................................................. 72
d6 s6 k8 ni)n q%ng r*n de sh6 ji8
== == === !"# (Young people’s world) .............................. 73
m*i sh*n me d0 b2 li9o
1. !"# Not a big deal .............................................................................. 73
(boyfriend/girlfriend, personal judgement, parent’s opinion)
h9o w)n *r y5
2. !=Just for fun ............................................................................................................... 77
(health—smoking, drugs)
y3u di9n er m)o d2n
3. !"=A little dilemma ................................................................................................ 81
(fashion trends, peer pressure, generation gap)
b2 [email protected] ku0i de sh6
4. !"=Unpleasant happenings .................................................................... 85
(social issues, youth in China)
l6 j2 sh&ng c^
.......................................................................................................... 89
xu* xi7 z6
.............................................................................................................. 96
Appendices .............................................................................................. 97
Appendix 1: Words and expressions, Chinese-English .............................................. 97
Appendix 2: Words and expressions, English-Chinese ............................................ 109
Appendix 3: Characters learnt in 1~4 .............................................................. 117