CONTENTS

1．路遇 Meeting with a Friend on the Way

2．去饭馆儿 Going to the Restaurant

3．变马为牛 Changing Horses to Cows

4．说“老”　Talking About"Old"

5．左撇子　The Left-hander

6．重男轻女 Regarding Men as Superior to Women

7．说“爱人”　Talking About"Wife"

8．做鞋的 The Shoe-maker

9．自相矛盾 Self-contradiction

10．北京的山 The Mountains in Beijing

11．狗经理 The Manager of Dog

12．吃鸡子儿 Eating Eggs

13．多音字 The Words of Poly-pronunciations

14．学量词的窍门儿 The Knack in Learning Measure Words

15．传言 The Hearsay

16．摇元宵 Making Sweet Dumplings

17．说话的艺术 The Art of Talking

18．说轻声 Talking About Light Tones

19．颜色的误会 Talking About Colour

20．妻管严 Dominant Wife and Obedient Husband

21．活字典 The Living Dictionary

22．变调 Tone Changes

23．忌讳 Taboos

24．募捐 Donation

25．金戒指 The Gold-ring

26．一叶障目 Using a Leaf to Cover the Eyes

27．建议 Suggestions

28．老人谈 The Problems of the Old

29．数字的学问 Learning the Usage of Figures

30．全身是成语 Idioms from Head to Toe