Paul O’Hagan was formerly an English teacher in various countries such as Spain, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait where he missed the war in 1989 by six days. After wandering around the world for a few years he came to Taiwan in 1993. He stayed for six years living and working in Taipei, Taoyuan and Hsinchu, teaching students at all levels. He left with his wife and daughter to go to Britain in 1999 and has recently relocated to Dublin, Ireland. He has written several textbooks for the Chinese-language market.
曾任出版社翻譯、編輯。台灣大學醫學系、德國美因玆大學（Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz）翻譯研究所畢業，現於該校攻讀博士。譯有《英文文法聖經》（寂天文化出版）、《睡夢天堂》、《沒有課桌椅的教育》（高寶國際出版）、《25種自然抗壓療法》（美商麥格羅希爾出版）等書。
目 錄
Unit 1 Introduction to Taiwan 台灣簡介
Passage 短文閱讀
Quiz 練習與討論
Conversation 會話模擬
Check It Out: The Shopping Experience 文化寫真：購物
Unit 2 Population, Languages and Religions
人口、語言與宗教
Passage 短文閱讀
Quiz 練習與討論
Conversation 會話模擬
Check It Out: Religion in the West 文化寫真：西方的宗教
Unit 3 Cultures: Taiwanese, Western and Aboriginal
文化：台灣文化、西方文化與原住民文化
Passage 短文閱讀
Quiz 練習與討論
Conversation 會話模擬
Check It Out: Western Culture 文化寫真：西方的文化
Unit 4 Economy and Development 經濟與成長
Passage 短文閱讀
Quiz 練習與討論
Conversation 會話模擬
Check It Out: The Industrial Revolution 文化寫真：工業革命
Unit 5 Social Customs and Etiquette 風俗習慣與禮節
Passage 短文閱讀
Quiz 練習與討論
Conversation 會話模擬
Check It Out: Western Customs 文化寫真：西方的習俗
Unit 6 Food and Drink 飲食
Passage 短文閱讀
Quiz 練習與討論
Conversation 會話模擬
Check It Out: Western Foods and Dining Manners
文化寫真：西餐與用餐禮節
Unit 7 Festivals 節慶
Passage 短文閱讀
Quiz 練習與討論
Conversation 會話模擬
Check It Out: Western Festival 文化寫真：西方的節慶
Unit 8 Taipei 台北市
Passage 短文閱讀
Quiz 練習與討論
Conversation 會話模擬
Check It Out: A Western Capital—London
文化寫真：西方國家的首都
Unit 9 Taichung 台中市
Passage 短文閱讀
Quiz 練習與討論
Conversation 會話模擬
Check It Out: On Vacation in Big Cities in the West
文化寫真：遊覽西方的大城市
Unit 10 Kaohsiung 高雄市
Passage 短文閱讀
Quiz 練習與討論
Conversation 會話模擬
Check It Out: Living in Big Cities in the West—Working
文化寫真：西方大都市的生活──工作篇
Unit 11 Tainan and Hsinchu 台南和新竹
Passage 短文閱讀
Quiz 練習與討論
Conversation 會話模擬
Check It Out: Living in the West—Studying
文化寫真：西方國家的生活──留學篇
Unit 12 The East Coast 台灣東岸
Passage 短文閱讀
Quiz 練習與討論
Conversation 會話模擬
Check It Out: Life in the Countryside in the West
文化寫真：西方國家的鄉村生活
