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Speak and Understand Everyday Mandarin
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TaN Slang and Colloquial Expressions
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LANGUAGEIMANDARIN CHINESE
From the side of the , |
to the edge
the Chinese language as
Uncover the everyday Mandarin Chines
alleys of China. With the help of Streetwis
the frequently used idioms, colloquialisms, and slang currently used by Chinese
speakers from all walks of life, The accompanying audio recordings include thirty
dialogues performed by native speakers that bring the language of the streets alive
and make remembering new vocabulary easy. Streetwise Mandarin Chinese with
MP3 Discis your guide to:
“Polishing your Chinese skills and testing your comprehension with
engaging exercises
+ Discovering the cultural attitudes behind many expressions
«Encountering new vocabulary through lists of essential words and
phrases and a mini audio dictionary
Just a hint of what you'll find inside:
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shuo da hua tao yan
bragging, boasting like.a barfbag
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sha ji géi hour kan ging rén yan Ii chi xi shi
to make an example out of love is blind, beauty lies in
someone (literally, to kill the the lover's eyes
chicken to frighten the monkey)
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MP3 Disk
The accompanying disk contains MP3 recordings of all 30
Conversations in Streetwise Mandarin Chinese, as well as Ihe
vocabulary lists in each chapter. These files can be played on all
MP3 players,
For optimum use on the iPod:
1, Open iTunes on your computer.
2. Insert disk into computer and open via My Computer,
3, Drag foider “Copy to iTunes Music Library” into Music in the
Tunes menu.
4, Syne your iPod with iTunes and eject iPod.
5. Locate recordings on your iPod by following this path:
Main menu: Music
Music renu: Artists
Artist menu: Streetwise Chinese: By Chapter
{for conversations and vocabulary items)
Streetwise Chinese: Vocab A-Z
(for alphabetical ordering by pinyin of all vocabulary
items)
Note: Conversation scripts (Simplified, Traditional, English) can be
located on the Lyric screen, if your iPod model has this feature.
‘This book is prima on al free paper.
Contents
Introduction
BRAG JL, WR AMEAC AE /BB Bee AL FE PS OK BUI JL OR
Greeting people * Asking how they are * Saying haw you feel = Addressing
each other
Grumbling « Teasing
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Gossiping * Disbelief + Opinions on character
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Making friends with a girl + Flattering a qirl # Self-intraduction # Expressing
hove and affection
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Acclaiming; praising; commending * Being proud of something * Showing
affection
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Asking and giving directions * Saving from gelting lost # Asking for a person
* Expressing gratitude * Making modest remarks * Making a friend
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Issuing orders * Making a request
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Bargaining ® Complacency
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Taking a trip * Throwing a party
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Worry « Persuading, advising * Encouraging * Convincing, reasoning
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Blaming * Criticizing * Explaining
~ FW. 14
WAI AGHA) RM
Getting angry * Advising * Comforting
» WY aee 15...
PRIA AIT? f
Quarrelling
Index 1
Index 2
Index 3
Index 4
Introduction
This book is for students who have completed one to avo years’
Chinese learning. The explanatory notes and vocabulary lists in the
book also help students with relatively limited Chinese background to
read the book and enjoy colloquial expressions and deeper culture that
ure not displayed in. basic Chinese textbooks,
Immediately after students start to talk with native Chinese people,
they will hear informal colloquial expressions, Although each word is
familiar, they don't understand the whole meaning of the expression
and don't know how to use it, These colloquia! expressions are slang}
they ate familiar to their Chinese users and are used by them 60
replace well-known conventional synonyms. Just as English, where
‘we encounter many expressions in popular culture, there are many
manifestations of slang in Chinese. These can include sayings fiom.
folklore of China’s rich historical and cultural background, local dialects,
jargon, argot. and obsecenity. Onee a student has mastered the basies,
she can add slang to sound moge native-like, Foroanacely, Chinese is vast
in the amounc of slang, and many expressions can be used at the right
time and place.
It is important to note that register plays an imporrant role in the
Chinese language. Once you go beyond expressions, such as SILZE or
FB (at the present”), a studenc might learn terms such as fF or
JRAELL (tar the presene”}. [e is paramount that you understand the
underlying meaning, and whether the shing term is informal, neutral,
ot vulgar. Were you to use these terms in the wrong context, this could
result in a misunderstanding, at the best, and socio-cultural breakdown,
at the worst. [tis always better to ere on the side of caution.
Most expressions that are explained in this book are used with high
frequency by speakers of all subculsures, such as A. (“Do
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whatever you like”) and To Jose ...°).The authors have chosen
to inchide few eboo expressions; however, we have provided some
cultural notes on obscenities. In addition, you can find additional
documents on the CD eo farther enhance your knowledge. All of the
Gialogues, as well as the vocabuilury, can also be found in CD-format and
mp3 formats on the CD.
One feature of the book is that we have explained and used in exerci
mote chan 80% of level 3 and level 4 colloquial items listed in the
Outline of Chinese Proficiency Level and Gnnnnar Level GLARE SE
SE SUES SCAM, which was drawn up by the office of
China's central goverment that is in charge of teaching Chinese as a
forcign language (FELIZ IN,
‘The layout of the book is as follows:
Chapter and conversations. There are fifteen chapters, each of
which contains two conversations and focuses on certain functions
in language. Slang entries arc highlighted in the conversations.
Simplified and traditional characters. Ail conversations are
printed first in simplified characters und chen in traditional char-
acters
English translation. English translation of each conversation is
provided.
Explanatory note (lili#3£F#). Alter the English translation of
cach conversation, dang entries are briefly explained, and cxample
senecnces are provided with Fnglish cranslation,
Vocabulary list (i91#12).In each chapter, a vocabulary list for
the two conversations is provided after the explanatory notes of
the second conversation.
Exercises (#¢]) and Answer keys (238). In each chapter, cx-
excises and answer keys are provided after the vocabulary list
Culture notes. One cultun: noce is provided at the end of each
chapter,
Slang Indexes. ‘lwo slang indexes are provided at the end of the
book, Each index contains 370 slang entries chat are sorted by
INTRODUCTION ix
pronunciation and by the corresponding chapter, There are ovo
other indexes that contain the 48 slang entries that oceur in the
book Outline of Chinese Proficieney Level and Grammar Level (DR
Tak See TE SAA).
‘We hope that Streetwise Manularin Chinese will help students becter
understand Chinese people's daily spoken langnage and be able to
express themselves in more natural Chinese.
ABIRER bh IT. RDA SERA HE SE IIH
FAR.
We would like co thank Hrank T. Dai who translated all conversations in
the book from Chinese to English and edited explanatory noves in 12
chapters.
‘We would also like to chank the assistance of the following individuals
from the Monterey Institute of International Studies for their support
in voicing the CL): Dean Chuanyun Bao, Xizoyan Shen, Zivan Xu, and
‘Yonhua Zhang,
MANDARIN
CHINESE
