本書的結構是按照詞性來組織的——名詞、動詞、形容詞和副詞、通用表達。每個章節的單個條目按照長度來排列。

中英對照講解地道英語和中國人正在使用的英語；中國外文局資深定稿專家分類列舉中式英語常見頑疾；大量實例詳細分析常被誤用的詞彙、句型、表達方式。

Chapter Ⅰ Interrogatives 疑問詞
Yes or No

Chapter Ⅱ Nouns 名詞
inertia
assistance
evidence
value/values
support/supports
demand/demands
care/cares
authority/authorities
power and authority
exposure/exposures
arrangement(s)
pursuit (pursue)
clue
contradiction

Chapter Ⅲ Verbs 動詞
refute
conclude
concern
participate
featured by

Chapter Ⅳ Adjectives & Adverbs 形容詞和副詞
already/all ready
faraway/far away
anyway/any way
masterly
other/another
inevitably
drastic and dramatic
just (and only)

Chapter Ⅴ General Expressions 通用表達
solving the problem
no matter
a history of
possessives and gerunds
formal titles
open-ended superlatives
aiming to (aimed at)
in defiance of
countries in the world
for.., how many times?
for + misplaced subjects/objects
How about...?
getting rich
since modern times
so-called
development (the development of...)
trend and tendency... (and "trendy")