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PrefaceWelcome to Beijing for travel or business！
This
Speak Out Chinese Phrasebook is designed tofacilitate your stay in
China by making simple communicationwith the Chinese possible for you.
It differs from otherChinese textbooks in that it is a practical oral
guide for dailycommunication. Altogether ten such topics are introduced
andhopefully this book will come to your timely and effectivehelp
whether you are looking for restaurants or asking for thelocation of bus
stations in the streets.
To serve this purpose, every sentence has
pronunciationindications in English to help you say the sentence in
additionto Pinin notes for Chinese characters. My Canadian friendMs.
Steffany Alden has undertaken this tremendous task and Iwould like to
give my heart-felt gratitude to her.
In addition to language for
daily communication, asmuch as possible of Chinese culture, customs,
life habits andpractical information of modem Chinese city life are
introducedafter each sentence. So long as you can find the right
sentencepattern and characters in vocabulary entries and show them
tothe' hospitable Chinese people, they will give you warm help.
