Dear Students,

　　Welcome to this special edition of our ExpressWays series–published specifically for China! ExpressWays is a comprehensive course that integrates grammar, functions of English, and everyday life situations.

　　Every chapter of ExpressWays will offer you dynamic conversational practice with basic grammar and vocabulary, plus practice with reading, writing, listening, class discussion, and role playing.

　　We have designed the ExpressWays lesson pages with an imaginative highway theme. We hope your journey to learning English with our program is enjoyable and successful! Have a nice trip!

　　Sincerely,

　　Steven J. Molinsky

　　Bill Bliss

　　致中国读者

　　欢迎使用中文版ExpressWays (Second Edition)——《朗文快捷英语教程》(第二版)！它是一套融英语语法、交际功能及生活情景为一体的综合性教程，有助于远离真实语言环境的中国广大的英语学习者科学的掌握地道的美式英语。

　　该教程的每一个单元都为您提供了生动的对话、语法和词汇练习，能帮助您既提高听、说、读、写能力，又强化了课堂讨论和角色扮演能力。

　　我们为本套教程构筑了一个富于想象力的高速路主题，希望本套教程能伴您走过一段新奇、有趣的英语学习之旅！祝各位旅途愉快！

　　斯蒂芬•J•莫林斯基

　　比尔•布利斯