INTRODUCTION / 4
引言 / 5
TAKING A TAXI IN XIAMEN AIRPORT / 12
厦门机场打的记 / 13
AN EVENTFUL FIRST DAY / 22
波折的第一天/ 23
PERSONAL SAFETY IN CHINA / 32
在华人身安全 / 33
CHINESE MONEY / 36
中国货币 / 37
BEING A FIRST TIME TEACHER / 40
初为人师/ 41
THE CHINESE LANGUAGE / 50
感悟中文/ 51
ARE THERE TABOO SUBJECTS TEACHERS DON’T TALK ABOUT IN THE CLASSROOM? / 54
有教师不能在课堂上谈及的禁忌话题吗? / 55
BOWELS / 58
如厕/ 59
THE REALITY / 64
遭遇现实/ 65
DENEICE AND EMERSON / 80
戴妮丝和爱默生/ 81
THE STUDENTS / 98
中国学生 / 99
TWILIGHT / 110
特莱特 / 111
SUNNY AND MICKEY / 116
米奇和姗妮 / 117
SHARK / 122
沙克/ 123
HOLIDAYS AND TYPHOONS / 126
假日与台风/ 127
CHINESE CUISINE, CANTEEN-ESE STYLE / 140
食堂就餐记 / 141
A BOIL UP TO END ALL BOIL-UPS / 148
吃火锅 / 149
CURL UP AND DYE IN CHINA / 154
美发记 / 155
CHEAP TAIWANESE JUNK / 162
便宜货/ 163
WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN / 168
兼职记/ 169
A STITCH IN TIME / 176
做衣服/ 177
EVER BEEN FRAMED? / 182
买相框 / 183
OUR FIRST WEEK IN CHINA / 188
在华第一周的日子/ 189
THE CITY OF LONGYAN / 194
小城龙岩/ 195
LONGYAN?---NO LONG RAIN! / 200
多雨的龙岩/ 201
WHO’S BEEN MUCHING ABOUT WITH THE SUN? / 208
是谁对太阳暗动了手脚/ 209
POLLY WANNA CRACKER? / 214
放鞭炮/ 215
WALKING ON WATER / 218
购票奇事/ 219
MY DAILY BUS RIDE HOME FROM SCHOOL / 226
下班乘车记 / 227
BOOKING TRAIN TICKETS IN ADVANCE / 230
购票记/ 231
GUT WRENCHING GOODBYES / 242
伤离别 / 243
LONGYAN REVISITED / 248
重访龙岩/ 249
MY TOP TEN TIPS FOR LIVING IN CHINA / 256
居华十条建议 / 257
THINGS WE LEARNED ABOUT LIVING ACCOMMODATION ON OR OFF CAMPUS / 258
校内、校外住宿须知 / 259
DRIVING YOURSELF IN CHINA / 272
在华自驾/ 273
SHOPPING / 274
在华购物/ 275
TRAVELLING—BUSES, TRAINS AND HOTELS IN CHINA / 280
在华旅游——巴士、火车和酒店/ 281
STAYING IN HOTEL IN CHINA / 294
入住酒店须知/ 295
HEALTH CARE, DOCTORS AND HOSPITALS / 300
中国医保、医生和医院 / 301
ABOUT THE AUTHOR / 312
作者小传/ 313
APPENDIX: TRAINING AND CONTRACTS / 314
附录:培训与签约/ 315