本套教材是为以英语为母语的汉语学习者编写的，旨在培养学习者汉语听说读写基本技能和一定的汉语交际能力，也可用于针对某一特定言语交际技能的汉语教学。本套教材包括：《课本》，1－4册；《教师手册》，1－4册；《汉字本》，1－2册；《练习册》，1－4册。本书为《课本》的第四册。《课本》是教材的主体部分，包括词汇表、课文、注释、语法、文化点等。课文采用简体字、繁体字对照，附有拼音和英语翻译。

Intended for English-speaking learners, these Chinese teaching materials are designed to develop the learners' ability to listen, speak, read and write, as well as the ability to communicate in social settings.

This series includes:

Textbook (Vols. 1-4): This consists of text, vocabulary, notes, grammar, and cultural background. The texts, given in both simplified and unsimplified characters, also include pinyin and English translation.

Teachers' Book (Vols. 1-4): The Teachers' Book explains in detail the entire structure of the series, and what is intended in each lesson. Here you will find reference material, texts for listening exercises, keys to the exercises, test papers, etc.

Character Book (Vols. 1-2): Includes relevant knowledge about Chinese characters, and various kinds of exercises.

Exercise Book (Vols. 1-4): These exercises are comprehensive, and varied in form, covering listening, speaking, reading and writing. Ranked from easy to difficult, the exercises are designed to meet the need of learners with different skill-levels.

Cassette tapes and video tapes are also available to accompany the textbooks.

第一课 为什么工作?

Lesson One Why Does One Work?

第二课 我真想辞职

Lesson Two I Really Feel Like Resigning

第三课 实在没办法

Lesson Three There Is Simply No Alternative

第四课 老师有请

Lesson Four The Teacher Has Requested It

第五课 中彩

Lesson Five Winning the Lottery

第六课 双塔对话

Lesson Six A Dialogue Between Two Towers

第七课 上网

Lesson Seven Surfing the Internet

第八课 男人难还是女人难?

Lesson Eight Is it Harder To Be a Man or a Woman?

第九课 回心转意

Lesson Nine Changing One’S Mind

第十课 可怜天下父母心

Lesson Ten Pity the Hearts of All Parents

第十一课 安乐死和“安乐活”

Lesson Elven Euthanasia and“Happy-Peaceful Life”

第十二课 入乡随俗

Lesson Twelve When in Rome，Do as the Romans Do

词语索引

Index of Vocabulary