本书是应广大读者的要求，在进行了大量的市场调查和广泛征求了大量英语口语需求者意见的基础上编写的。本书按照人们在日常交际中常用的表达意念进行编排，分成社交习俗、交流、态度和行为四大部分。然后，每个部分按其主题再进行分类。例如：社交部分又分为：介绍、问候、祝福等多个单元。句型表达部分用特殊形式标出，使读者一目了然，有助于套用句型进行操练。为了满足读者希望在口语方面得到深层提高的需要，除了在重点句型中为读者提供了相关题材的各种基本句型和表达法外，还在情景对话之后增加了更多表达部分，其目的是使有一定英语语言和口语基础的读者能够在口语表达方面获得飞跃。所有会话和常用表达例句均配有中文译文，有利于初学者理解句意，从而能更好地与英美人士进行日常会话，沟通思想。

Section 1 Social Formulas

社交习俗

Unit 1 Introduction介绍

PartA Introducing Yourself自我介绍

Part B Introducing Someone Else介绍别人

Unit 2 Greetings问候

Part A Greeting Someone与人打招呼

Part B Asking How Someone Is问候别人

Unit 3 Talking to a Stranger与陌生人交谈

Unit 4 Farewell道别

Unit 5 Good Wishes祝愿

PartA GivingGeneralGoodWishes一般性祝愿

Part B Giving Good Wishes Off Special Occasions特别的祝愿

Unit 6 Congratulations祝贺

Part A Congratulations祝贺

Part B Replying to Congratulations回复祝贺

Unit 7 Compliments赞美

Unit 8 Invitations邀请

PartA Inviting andAccepting邀请和接受邀请

PartB Inviting andRefusing邀请和拒绝邀请

Unit 9 Thanks感谢

PartA Thanks感谢

PartB ReplyingtoThanks回答别人的谢意

Unit 10 Apologies道歉

PartA MakingApologies致歉

Part B Replying to Apologies回答致歉

Unit 11 Offering提供某物

PartA OfferingThings andAccepting主动提供东西，并被接受

Part B Offering Things and Declining主动提供东西和婉言谢绝

Section 2 Communication with Somebody

交流

Unit 1 Comprehension理解

Part A Asking Whether Somebody Has Understood

询问别人是否理解

Part B Checking Whether You’ve Understood

核实你的理解是否正确

Unit 2 Repetition重述

Unit 3 Thinking考虑一会儿

Unit 4 Explanation解释

Unit 5 Examples举例

Section 3 Attitudes

态度

Unit 1 Certainty肯定性

Part A Asking IfSomeone Is Sure about Something

询问某人是否确信某事

PartB SayingYouAre Sure表示肯定

Part C Saying You Are Not Sure表示不肯定

Unit 2 Possibility可能性

PartA Possibility andProbability有可能

PartB Impossibility andImprobability不可能和不大可能

Unit 3 Curiosity好奇

Unit 4 BeHef and Disbelief相信与不相信

PartA Belief相信

Part B Disbelief不相信

Unit 5 Optimism乐观

Unit 6 Pessimism悲观

Unit 7 Amazement惊奇

Unit 8 Fear and Worrying恐惧和担心

Unit 9 Delight高兴

Unit 10 Excitement激动

Unit 11 Relief宽慰

Unit 12 Disappointment失望

Unit 13 Boredom厌烦

Unit 14 Anger and Annoyance生气和恼怒

Unit 15 Interests兴趣

Part A Showing Interest表示感兴趣

Part B Not Being Ime~sted表示不感兴趣

Unit 16 Sympathy同情

Part A Expressing Sympathy表示同情

Part B Bemg Unsympathetic表示不同情

Unit 17 Comfort安慰

Unit 18 Likes and Dislikes喜欢与不喜欢

Part A Likes喜欢

Part B Dislikes不喜欢

Unit 19 Preference偏爱

Unit 20 Agreement and Disagreement同意与不同意

PartA AskingforAgreement询问某人是否同意

Part B Part Agreemem部分同意

Part C Agreemem同意

Part D Disagreement不同意

Unit 21 Expressing Opinions表明观点

Part A Asking for Someone’S Opinions询问别人的观点

Part B Expressing Opinions表明观点

Unit 22 Determination and Decision决心和决定

Section 4 Actions

行为

Unit 1 Help帮助

Part A Requesting Help请求帮助

Part B Offering andAcceptingHelp提供和接受帮助

Part C Declining and Refusing to Help谢绝和拒绝帮助

Unit 2 Permission允许

Part A Giving Permission允许

Part B Refusing Permission不允许

Unit 3 Advice劝告

PartA Askingforadvice听取劝告

Part B Giving Advice提出劝告

Unit 4 Suggestions建议

Unit 5 Encouragement鼓励

Unit 6 Complaint抱怨

Unit 7 Blame谴责

Unit 8 Threat威胁

Unit 9 Willingness and Unwillingness愿意和不愿意 

Part A Expressing Willingness表示愿意

Part B Expressing Unwillingness表示不愿意

Unit 10 Appointment约会

Part A Requesting an Appointment请求约会

Part B Agreeing and Disagreeing an Appointment

同意或不同意赴约

Part C Agreeing on Time商定时间

Part D Changing or Canceling an Appointment

改变或取消约会

Unit 11 Hesitation and Intention犹豫与意向 

Part A Hesitation犹豫

Part B Intenfion意向

Unit 12 比较Comparison

Unit 13 许诺Promise

Unit 14 请求Requests

PartA Making aRequest提出请求

Part B Answers回答

Unit 15 Asking the Way问路

Part A Asking the Way问路

Part B Giving Direction指路

Part C Thanks感谢

Part D Answers回答

Unit 16 Shopping and Bargaining买东西和讨价还价

Part A Shopping买东西

Part B Bargaining讨价还价

Unit 17 At the Restaurant用餐

Part A Reservation and Greeting订餐及接待

Part B Ordering Meal点菜

Part C Having the Meal就餐

Part D PayingtheBill付帐

Part E Complaint提意见

Unit 18 At the Hotel住店

Part A Reserving Accommodation and Checking in

预定旅馆房间和台前登记

Part B Housekeeping客房服务

Part C Check out退房

Part D Complaint抱怨

Unit 19 Seeing a Doctor就医

Unit 20 Descriptions of People描述人

Part A Describing People’S Appearance描述人的外表

Part B Describing People’S Quality描述人的性格

Unit 21 Descriptions of Things and Others描绘事物及其他

 Section 5 Something about Olympics

奥运专题

Unit 1北京奥运会Beijing Olympics

Unit 2奥运比赛The Olympic Games

Unit 3奥运奖牌及其他Medals and Others

Unit 4北京观光Sightseeing in Beijing

历届奥运会主办城市The Cities Hosting the Olympics

附录一 教你一招

附录二 机智表达法集锦

附录三 英语会话中的禁忌语