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PrefaceBased
on the experiences of two foreigners traveling in Shanghaiand composed
as a set of conversations, this book contains the mostuseful and
easy-to-learn Chinese expressions for traveling in China.It also offers
introduction to both Chinese culture and the city ofShanghai. The book
has been designed for casual learners who aregoing to China for
sightseeing or business.
With conversational topics that cover a
range of day-to-dayactivities, such as dining, traveling, entertaining,
shoppingand seeing doctors, the book has a comprehensive content
thatconsists of 50 units, with each unit containing two
conversations.From each unit, the writers have also selected two
essentialsentences to create a list of the 100 most useful sentences in
dayto-day Chinese; this feature will undoubtedly be of great benefitto
casual learners.
English and French translations, and an audio disc
in MP3format make it simple for users to understand and quickly
masterChinese expressions. The book features engaging illustrationsand
is also conveniently sized to make it easily portable. It isan ideal
choice for foreigners who want to learn some Chineseduring their stay in
China.