It's a textbook of spoken Chinese intended for learners of Chinese. What are selected in this book are the most useful expressions popular in recent years which foreign students have shown great interests on. Through the situational dialogues the learners would know when and how to use the expressions. The equivalent written forms are also given. To facilitate learners, each expression is translated into English.
This new book has a novel approach to learning Chinese expressions. By categorizing general terms the reader may ago directly to a group of of expressions relating to a situation ("Saving Face","Putting People Down) or emotion ("Surprise", "Resentment") to find just the right way to use the term. Recommended for intermediate students or those seeking to enlarge their vocabulary.
