《中级美国英语》

CONTENTS1

Lesson 1 A Trip to Seattle1

Lesson 2 Travel by Train2

Lesson 3 Shopping4

Lesson 4 School Sports6

Lesson 5 Students’Weekly Allowance8

Lesson 6 City Government Workers10

Lesson 7 Summer Vacation（Ⅰ）12

Lesson 8 Dances at Schools14

Lesson 9 How to Lose Weight16

Lesson 10 Basic Courses in American High School18

Lesson 11 Summer Vacation（Ⅱ）20

Lesson 12 States and Large Cities in the U．S．22

Lesson 13 Universities and Colleges in the U．S．25

Lesson 14 Semester Break27

Lesson 15 Cars in the U．S．30

Lesson 16 Costs at American Universities32

Lesson 17 New York34

Lesson 18 Weekends in the U．S．36

Lesson 19 A Picnic39

Lesson 20 Graduation Ceremony41

Lesson 21 Camping43

Lesson 22 Traffic Regulations45

Lesson 23 Adult Education47

Lesson 24 Office Workers50

Lesson 25 Tag Questions52

Lesson 26 Medical Achievements in America55

Lesson 27 The Use of Computers58

Lesson 28 An Elementary School Teacher60

Lesson 29 A Fire Worker63

Lesson 30 Government Officials65

Lesson 31 A Place to Live68

Lesson 32 Winter in the U．S．71

Lesson 33 Sports in the U．S．74

Lesson 34 Unions77

Lesson 35 Graduate Students80

Lesson 36 Credit Cards83

Lesson 37 Television in the U．S．86

Lesson 38 Craft Fairs89

Lesson 39 Cigarette Smoking93

Lesson 40 American Women96

Lesson 41 Fast Food Restaurants99

Lesson 42 Senior Citizens103

Lesson 43 The History of the U．S．106

Lesson 44 Presidential Election110

Lesson 45 American Music（Ⅰ）113

Lesson 46 American Music（Ⅱ）116

Lesson 47 American Tax System120

Lesson 48 The News Media in the U．S．123

Lesson 49 American Families127

Lesson 50 The Sense of Time of Americans130

Lesson 51 American Immigrants133

Lesson 52 Languages in the U．S．137

APPENDIX142

Ⅰ．Translations to the Texts142

Ⅱ．Answers to the Questions209