CONTENTS Lesson 1 Rome Wasn't Built in a Day 羅馬不是一天建成的 1 Lesson 2 How to Improve Your English 如何提高你的英文 7 Lesson 3 The City of Song 音樂之都 11 Lesson 4 He Who Hesitates Is Lost 遲疑者將喪失良機 17 Lesson 5 Bungee Jumping 蹦極 21 Lesson 6 Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained 不入虎穴，焉得虎子 28 Lesson 7 Doctor Death 死亡醫生 31 Lesson 8 No Hearts or No Brains? 鐵石心腸還是沒腦筋? 41 Lesson 9 Be Thoughtful 為別人著想 46 Lesson 10 What Are Friends For? 要不然要朋友干嗎? 52 Lesson 11 Power Without Pollution 只要能源，不要污染 55 Lesson 12 Stop the Noise 別吵了 62 Lesson 13 Health Comes First 健康至上 65 Lesson 14 Quit Cold Turkey 斷然戒煙 71 Lesson 15 Don't Rely on Luck! 勿心存僥幸! 75 Lesson 16 Study or Flunk 用功讀書或考試砸鍋 82 Lesson 17 A Computer Car 電腦汽車 85 Lesson 18 Nothing Is Perfect 天下無“完”事 90 Lesson 19 Blame It on Men 都怪男人 93 Lesson 20 A Weighty Problem “沉重”的負擔 101 Lesson 21 Coffee Bathing 咖啡浴 105 Lesson 22 Whiskey or Coffee? 威士忌還是咖啡? 111 Lesson 23 Earthquake Survival Tips 地震時如何自保 115 Lesson 24 Just Like a Woman 像個女人一樣 124 Lesson 25 Restaurant Dos and Don'ts 餐廳禮節 128 Lesson 26 The Missing Tip 失蹤的小費 137 Lesson 27 Thank Your Lucky Stars 福星高照 142 Lesson 28 Going on a Diet 節食 151 Lesson 29 Just a Dream 噩夢一場 155 Lesson 30 Yes, Sir 是的, 老師 160 Lesson 31 Good Feng Shui in New York 紐約好風水 165 Lesson 32 Goldfifish, Souls and Coffee Tables 金魚、靈魂和茶幾 172 Lesson 33 A Deadly Current 死亡暗流 176 Lesson 34 A Lifesaving Kiss 救命的一吻 183 Lesson 35 A Sense of Security 安全感 187 Lesson 36 The Sex Maniac 大色狼 195 Lesson 37 Garbage Could Mean Money 垃圾即黃金 198 Lesson 38 That's Fashion 那才叫做時髦 205 ? 懷念老歌園地 ? Seven Lonely Days七個寂寞的日子 209 Lesson 39 At the Foreign Exchange 出國結匯 215 Lesson 40 Changing Money 兌換外幣 221 Lesson 41 Getting a Tan 曬黑 225 Lesson 42 Roast Beef 烤牛肉 234 Lesson 43 Hi-tech Romance 高科技戀情 238 Lesson 44 Better Off with E-mail? 電子郵件會更好? 245 Lesson 45 Tough Guys Do Dance 硬漢也跳舞 250 Lesson 46 Anything for a Kiss 為了吻不惜一切 257 Lesson 47 Fast-food Talk 快餐趣談 262 Lesson 48 Fast Food, Slow Service 急驚風遇上慢郎中 270 Lesson 49 Stop Snoring! 別打呼了! 274 Lesson 50 Laser Cures Snoring 激光可治打鼾 285 Lesson 51 Thanksgiving 感恩節 289 Lesson 52 A Thanksgiving Get-together 感恩節團聚 297 Lesson 53 Monkeying Around 猴子吃大餐 301 Lesson 54 Variety Is the Spice of Life 變化是人生的調味料 309 Lesson 55 Life after Death 死而復生 314 Lesson 56 Baby Trouble 生兒育女的煩惱 320 Lesson 57 New Asian Generation 亞洲新生代 324 Lesson 58 Like Father, Like Son 有其父必有其子 332 Lesson 59 About Moral Values 道德價值觀 337 Lesson 60 How to Attract Boys 如何吸引男孩子 343 Lesson 61 Touring by Taxi 出租車逍遙游 347 Lesson 62 Keep the Change 不用找了 359 Lesson 63 The Dying Languages 消亡的語言 363 Lesson 64 Speaking the Same Language 說同樣的語言 369 Lesson 65 Italian Culture意大利文化 372 Lesson 66 It's Nap Time 現在是午睡時間 379 Lesson 67 All That Glitters Is Not Gold 中看未必中用 383 Lesson 68 Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover 勿只看表面（諺語） 391 Lesson 69 Mean What You Say 說話算話 397 Lesson 70 A Promise Is a Promise 君子一言，駟馬難追 404 Lesson 71 Earth in Danger 地球危機 408 Lesson 72 Saving the World 拯救世界 416 Lesson 73 Don't Be a Fish out of Water 不要覺得別扭 421 Lesson 74 Get with It, Bob 別土了，鮑勃 428 ? 懷念老歌園地 ? A Place in the Sun 陽光普照的地方 432 附錄 《賴世雄中級美語 . 上》單詞表 438 《賴世雄中級美語 . 上》短語表 452 英式 IPA 音標與美式 K.K. 音標對照表 461