内容简介
Theperfectpocket-sizedguidefortravelersandstudentswhoneedtopickupChinesefastChineseisnowrankedasthesecondmostprevalentforeignlanguagespokenintheUnitedStatesandthethirdmostcommoninCanada,andChineselanguageandcultureareincreasinglyappealingtopeoplebothinandoutofthebusinessworld.Thisnon-intimidatingguideintroducesstudentsandtravelerstotheeverydayMandarinwordsandphrasestheyneedtofindtheirwayaround,shop,dine,makesmalltalk,anddealwithemergencies.
作者简介
WendyAbrahamistheAssociateDirectoroftheStanfordCenterforBuddhistStudiesandtheAsianReligions&CulturesInitiative.ShehastaughtcoursesonChineselanguage,Chineseliterature,andAsianculturesatHunterCollege,GeorgetownUniversity,NewYorkUniversity,andStanfordUniversity,whereshe'scurrentlypursuingherseconddoctorateinmodernChineseliterature.ShespentayearresearchingShangDynastyoraclebonesinTaiwan,whichsparkedherdeepinterestinthedevelopmentofChina'swrittenlanguage.WendyhasdirectedChineselanguageprogramsforAmericanstudentsinBeijingandShanghaiandhasinterpretedforhigh-levelartsdelegationsfromChina.HerfirstdoctoraldissertationfromTeachersCollege(ColumbiaUniversity)wasontheChineseJewsofKaifeng,asubjectaboutwhichshehaswrittenwidelyandcontinuestolecturefrequentlythroughouttheUnitedStates.ShealsocreatedJewishHistoricalToursofChina,bringingpeopletovisitShanghaiandKaifengoneducationaltrips.HerinterestinallthingsChinesecontinuesunabated.
