本书中阅读故事的篇幅较短，生词不多，从语言角度来说适合初、中级程度的学生阅读。它与另一本OUR OWN STORIES恰好形成进阶式梯度，但就其所涉及的文化背景知识来说，却可以适应各种层次的英语学习者和使用者的需求，即便是从事英语教学的老师和专门研究跨文化交际的人士也可以从中获取大量有用的素材，为自己今后的授课和研究做信息材料的积累，可谓众口皆调，开卷有益。

Unit 1 The New Year

     Story: Throwing Water

Unit 2 Luck

     Story: Protecting the Baby

Unit 3 Gestures

     Story: Island Eyes

Unit 4 Table Manners

     Story: Forced Feeding

Unit 5 Foodways

        Story: Coffee Break

Unit 6 Taking Care of Children

     Story: One Danish to Go

Unit 7 Verbal Customs

     Story: Maybe Yes, Maybe No

Unit 8 The Hidden Meaning of Colors

     Story: In the Red

Unit 9 Greetings

     Story: A Nose Is a Nose

Unit 10 Weddings

     Story: Jumping the Broom

Unit 11 Rites of Passage

    Story: Special Birthday

Unit 12 Business Practices

    Story: Carrying Cards

Unit 13 Clothing Customs

    Story: Hats off

Unit 14 Naming Customs

    Story: The Name Game

Unit 15 The Hidden Meaning of Numbers

    Story: Sorry, Wrong Number

Unit 16 Gift Giving

    Story: If the Shoe Fits

Unit 17 Gender

    Story: Pass the Orange

Unit 18 Religious Customs

    Story: My Brother's Keeper

Unit 19 Age

    Story: Age Cannot Hide

Unit 20 Healing

    Story: Banki

World Map

Answer Key

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