This is a set of Chinese textbooks which are designed for those who have already studied basic Chinese. The set includes 70 stories in two volumes that should take around 220 hours to complete learning. 100 basic characters are provided at the very beginning of the books. These 100 characters have been chosen according to authoritative statistics relating to word frequency and the stories have been developed with these characters in mind. The stories in each volume are arranged according to the difficulty. After each story, there is a sentence pattern section where the words and structures of the story are described. English translation is available for new vocabulary words. Simplified Chinese characters and Pinyin.
本书针对汉语初学者设计，分为两册，每册各包含35个幽默小故事，每课课文都配有生动有趣的插图，另页标注拼音，方便初学者解和诵读。课后的句型例解和生词注解可以帮助学习者掌握学习重点和难点，课后练习主要考查学习者对内容的理解和把握，并通过复述的形式锻炼学习者的口头表达能力。
本书作者长期执教于海外，具有丰富的对外汉语教学经验，在选取课文材料时充分考虑到了中外文化的差异．尽量选取带有文化普遍性的故事，使初学汉语的外国人容易理解，感觉不到障碍，在轻松幽默的气氛中学会汉语的表达方式。
目录
1．我不能再当兵了
2．还是睡不着
3．您确实把一包东西丢在桌子上了
4．左腿也是这么大年纪
5．您的夫人已经住了一个多月了
6．不是一家人，不进一家门
7．请不要告诉我的妻子
8．飞机还没有起飞呢
9．再攒点儿钱
10．卖甜饼的小孩儿
11．我睡这儿心里踏实些
12．从来没向你借过钱
13．这正是我需要的
14．猫和碗
15．我在等你的胡子长出来