Speaker of Mandarin

Author: Ruth Rendell
Publisher: Fawcett
ISBN: 0307829502
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241

Book Description
“The heiress apparent to Agatha Christie.”—Los Angeles Times Chief Inspector Wexford is in China, visiting ancient tombs and palaces with a group of British tourists. Is he hallucinating, or does a bent old woman with bound feet follow him everywhere? Back in England, he is called to a nearby village where a wealthy woman has been found with a bullet in her head. Murdered. He identifies her as one of the China tourists, and soon decides to question the other members of the group. When he discovers the secrets they are hiding—greed, treachery, theft, adultery—he is forced to ask not who is innocent but who is the least guilty. “[Ruth] Rendell in top form, applying subtle psychological tints to the familiar mechanics of the police procedural . . . handsomely sculpted . . . Rendell proves once again her awesome skill at probing the criminal mind and conscience. . . . Handled with great originality.”—Philadelphia Inquirer

Speaker of Mandarin

Author: Ruth Rendell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780896214880
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 362

Book Description
Inspector Wexford returns from a trip to China to find that murder has followed him home when a fellow tourist is shot to death.

The Speaker of Mandarin

Author: Ruth Rendell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : British
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Chief Inspector Wexford is part of a team of detection experts assembled by Scotland Yard at the request of the Chinese government. Back in England he investigates the murder of one of his fellow tourists, and finds himself locked in a mystery that leads back to the East. Police procedural.

Speaker of Mandarin

Author: Ruth Rendell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Book Description

The Chinese Speaker

Author: Evan Morgan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chinese language
Languages : en
Pages : 158

Book Description

7 Weeks to a Better American Accent for Native Mandarin Speakers-

Author: Tracey Ingram
Publisher: NativeChinese speak English
ISBN: 9780615406862
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 76

Book Description
Discover Insider Secrets and specialized strategies to succeed in speaking conversational American English with ease!! Are you a Native Chinese student or professional struggling with trying to achieve the American Accent? Has it been difficult as an English language learner how to correct your pronunciation? 7 weeks to a Better American accent for the Native Mandarin Speaker- vol. 1, is the first series specifically designed for the native Chinese speaker to overcome common language challenges with intonation and American English pronunciation. It is a challenge going from Chinese to English. Speaking English will be easier as you continue to learn English and how to speak English. The Mp3 Audio files are critical for you to get comfortable in how to learn English conversation and pronunciation. This is available at CDbaby (dot) com under the same name as this course. Remember be patient with yourself and know that this is a process that requires patience. It takes persistence to learn English pronunciation and the American Accent. It is possible for Chinese students to learn to speak English. Many native Chinese speakers have difficulty with the mastery of the English language, and want to speak English better for career advancement. This series give Native Chinese speakers specialized strategies to master conversational American English with greater fluency. This fun and exciting new series, is intended primarily for individuals who have basic to intermediate skills regarding English grammar and vocabulary. The program can be useful for Chinese to English translations, Native Chinese professionals who are looking to polish their business English skills, Chinese students who are attending colleges and universities, and English as a second language professionals. This American accent program is self paced, however is designed to be completed in 7 weeks. This initial series (volume 1), consists of a 70 page workbook complete with bonus materials and 16 MP3 Audio files. The MP3 Audio files are a vital component of this program and should not be missed. This workbook does not contain the Audio files (per Amazon rules) and the user must purchase these Audio files separately. The MP3 Audio Files will enable the reader to hear the American accent coach pronunciation using the standard Midwestern American accent. The combination of hearing the speech samples and following the workbook will enable the reader to make rapid progress as they continue the series. Don't forget to pick up the Audio files at CD baby dot com and set at least 30 minutes daily to practice and learn English conversation.

Language Together English for Kids Set One

Author: Germaine Choe
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780997124002
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description

The Chinese Speaker

Author: Evan Morgan
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780282403386
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 424

Book Description
Excerpt from The Chinese Speaker: Readings in Modern Mandarin; Parts I-V Primarily these passages have been selected for the Mandarin: but indirectly the subject matter too has been kept in View. The subjects are all up to date dealing with what is vital and pressing in life. These cannot but be of great interest to the enquiring student. Thus there will be found in these pages many views of life in its various aspects, many phases of thought, and traditional ideas that cannot fail to strike the reader as unique and original. The author has no doubt that many mistakes lie crouching in various corners. Some errors remain through inadvertence, some through pure ignorance: and one may seek shelter under the great name of Dr. Johnson, who when asked by a lady, how he came to explain the word pastern as meaning the knee of a horse, replied at once pure ignorance, Madam! Some suggestions on the general question of translation may be profitably introduced at this point. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Essential Chinese

Author: Philip Yungkin Lee
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462913377
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 412

Book Description
This portable, user-friendly Chinese language guide, phrasebook and dictionary is the cheapest and easiest way to learn Chinese before and during your trip. If you only want one Chinese language book--Essential Chinese is the way to go. Part of Tuttle Publishing's Essential Phrasebooks Series, it is a great first introduction and beginner guide to the language of China and Taiwan and is also designed as a great Chinese phrasebook, making it the most versatile Chinese language learning tool on the market. Perfect for business people or tourist traveling to China or for students who want to supplement their learning, this book's easy indexing feature allows it to act as a Mandarin phrase book or as English-Chinese Dictionary. A clever "point to" feature allows you to simply point to a phrase translated in Chinese without the need to say a single word or read a single character. You will soon find yourself turning to Essential Chinese again and again when visiting or working in China. In this book you will find: Over 1500 practical sentences for everyday use. A glossary of over 2000 terms and expressions. Terms and phrases covering essential aspects of traveling and living in China. Extensive information about Chinese grammar and pronunciation. This beginner Chinese book will help you quickly and easily learn Chinese. Your ability to read Chinese, write Chinese, speak Chinese, and comprehend Chinese will be vastly improved without having to take an entire Chinese language class. Other titles in this bestselling series of phrasebooks include: Essential Japanese, Essential Arabic, Essential Korean, Essential Tagalog, and Essential Arabic.

Language Disorders in Speakers of Chinese

Author: Sam-po Law
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
ISBN: 1847691153
Category : Communicative disorders
Languages : en
Pages : 326

Book Description
"Research interest in Chinese language impairments can be traced back to the 1930s. Despite the significant advances made in this field over the past two decades, this body of work has not received the attention it deserves. This book fills a gap in the field and represents the latest research in Chinese language disorders in children and adults. The work presented in this volume addresses theoretical and clinical issues relevant to specific language impairment in children, developmental dyslexia, phonological impairment in children and adults, and acquired dyslexia and dysgraphia. The book will appeal to interdisciplinary researchers from cognitive psychology, linguistics, and neurology with interests in the Chinese language, speech-language therapists working with Chinese-speaking clients, educationists, in particular language teachers of children learning to read and write Chinese, as well as neuroscientists. It will serve as a good reference book for advanced level undergraduate courses or graduate courses in speech/language pathologies and psycholinguistics."--Jacket.