目录
 前辅文
 Lesson 1 你姓林还是名字叫小林？Is Lin your surname or Xiaolin your first name?
  1. Learn to greet others
  2. Understand the characteristics of Chinese names
  3. Understand how Chinese people address one another
 Lesson 2 今天我请客。It’s my treat today.
  1. Learn to order food at a restaurant
  2. Understand the names of popular Chinese dishes
  3. Understand the main Chinese cuisines and their characteristics
 Lesson 3 给您拜年了！Wish you a happy New Year!
  1. Learn vocabulary related to Spring Festival
  2. Learn new year greetings in Chinese
  3. Understand customs of the Chinese Spring Festival
 Lesson 4 你去过泰山吗？Have you been to the Mount Tai?
  1. Learn to talk about your traveling experiences
  2. Learn to ask other people about their traveling experiences
  3. Understand the Five Sacred Mountains, the Changjiang River and the Yellow River
 Lesson 5 我听说北京的四合院很有名。I heard that Siheyuan in Beijing is very famous.
  1. Learn the words related to Chinese traditional architecture
  2. Understand the history and the current situation of Siheyuan
  3. Understand the characteristics of Siheyuan
 Lesson 6 你看这个礼物怎么样？What do you think about this gift?
  1. Learn the expression of taboos
  2. Understand common Chinese taboos
  3. Understand the general taboos of gift-giving in China
 Lesson 7 祝你们白头偕老！May you remain happily married to a ripe old age!
  1. Learn the words used in Chinese wedding ceremonies
  2. Understand the concept of marriage of Chinese people
  3. Understand the significance of colors in Chinese culture
 Lesson 8 我在练习书法呢！I am practicing calligraphy!
  1. Learn to ask the usage of an object
  2. Understand the four treasures of the study
  3. Learn to compare different types of traditional Chinese paintings
 Lesson 9 低头思故乡。I bow my head and think of my hometown.
  1. Learn the Tang poetry of Jing Ye Si
  2. Understand the main characteristics of Tang poetry
  3. Understand Chinese ancient poetry and fiction
 Lesson 10 教师节快乐！Happy Teachers’ Day!
  1. Learn expressions about ancient Chinese ideology and culture
  2. Understand the origin of Teachers’ Day in China
  3. Understand ancient Chinese ideology and culture
 Lesson 11 走，看戏去！Let’s go to the theater!
  1. Learn the basic expressions of Peking Opera
  2. Understand the main characteristics in Peking Opera
  3. Understand Chinese traditional folk-art forms
 Lesson 12 我在看《山海经》。I am reading The Classic of Mountains and Seas.
  1. Learn to compare basic cultural differences
  2. Learn to talk about the spiritual connotation of stories
  3. Understand ancient Chinese myths
 词语表 Vocabulary Index
 前辅文
 Lesson 1 你姓林还是名字叫小林？Is Lin your surname or Xiaolin your first name?
  1. Learn to greet others
  2. Understand the characteristics of Chinese names
  3. Understand how Chinese people address one another
 Lesson 2 今天我请客。It’s my treat today.
  1. Learn to order food at a restaurant
  2. Understand the names of popular Chinese dishes
  3. Understand the main Chinese cuisines and their characteristics
 Lesson 3 给您拜年了！Wish you a happy New Year!
  1. Learn vocabulary related to Spring Festival
  2. Learn new year greetings in Chinese
  3. Understand customs of the Chinese Spring Festival
 Lesson 4 你去过泰山吗？Have you been to the Mount Tai?
  1. Learn to talk about your traveling experiences
  2. Learn to ask other people about their traveling experiences
  3. Understand the Five Sacred Mountains, the Changjiang River and the Yellow River
 Lesson 5 我听说北京的四合院很有名。I heard that Siheyuan in Beijing is very famous.
  1. Learn the words related to Chinese traditional architecture
  2. Understand the history and the current situation of Siheyuan
  3. Understand the characteristics of Siheyuan
 Lesson 6 你看这个礼物怎么样？What do you think about this gift?
  1. Learn the expression of taboos
  2. Understand common Chinese taboos
  3. Understand the general taboos of gift-giving in China
 Lesson 7 祝你们白头偕老！May you remain happily married to a ripe old age!
  1. Learn the words used in Chinese wedding ceremonies
  2. Understand the concept of marriage of Chinese people
  3. Understand the significance of colors in Chinese culture
 Lesson 8 我在练习书法呢！I am practicing calligraphy!
  1. Learn to ask the usage of an object
  2. Understand the four treasures of the study
  3. Learn to compare different types of traditional Chinese paintings
 Lesson 9 低头思故乡。I bow my head and think of my hometown.
  1. Learn the Tang poetry of Jing Ye Si
  2. Understand the main characteristics of Tang poetry
  3. Understand Chinese ancient poetry and fiction
 Lesson 10 教师节快乐！Happy Teachers’ Day!
  1. Learn expressions about ancient Chinese ideology and culture
  2. Understand the origin of Teachers’ Day in China
  3. Understand ancient Chinese ideology and culture
 Lesson 11 走，看戏去！Let’s go to the theater!
  1. Learn the basic expressions of Peking Opera
  2. Understand the main characteristics in Peking Opera
  3. Understand Chinese traditional folk-art forms
 Lesson 12 我在看《山海经》。I am reading The Classic of Mountains and Seas.
  1. Learn to compare basic cultural differences
  2. Learn to talk about the spiritual connotation of stories
  3. Understand ancient Chinese myths
 词语表 Vocabulary Index